Pharmacy Tech I Certified

St. Elizabeth; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage within 30 days

Generous paid time off

Employer 401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, KY is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Technician I, certified, to support pharmacists in dispensing medications, patient interactions, and daily medication operations. You will work under supervision, maintain accuracy, and ensure regulatory compliance while providing compassionate service.

This role emphasizes teamwork, accuracy in labels and stock management, and opportunities for professional growth within a long-standing hospital system.

Qualifications

• Typing / Computer Keyboarding
• MS Office knowledge is preferred
• National certification or intern license required or eligible

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service with doctors, nurses and patients who contact the pharmacy.
• Assist pharmacists in dispensing medications accurately and timely.
• Process Epic messages and maintain patient medication information and inventory.
• Support with Pyxis stations, labeling, and stock rotation to ensure shortest date first.

Skills

Typing / Computer Keyboarding

Hospital Pharmacy Experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

State Board Registration

National Certification (PTCB or NHA) or Intern License

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Pharmacy Tech I Certified# St. Elizabeth Careers## Pharmacy Tech I CertifiedApply: Edgewood, Kentucky: Part time: Posted Today: JR314680**Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here.****Job Type:**Regular**Scheduled Hours:**20** Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare**At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.** Benefits That Support You**We invest in you — personally and professionally.Enjoy:- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules- Retirement savings with employer match- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility**Job Summary:**The Pharmacy Technician, under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist and in accordance with all State and Federal laws, assists with the selection, procurement, storage, preparation, distribution, record keeping and financial reconciliation of all medications dispensed to patients of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. While adhering to the ICARE principles and exhibiting the AIDET principles demonstrates respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.**Job Description:**Provide excellent customer service through interactions with doctors, nurses and patients who contact the pharmacy. Answers queries or directs the call to the appropriate person for resolution. Processes Epic messages in a timely and accurate manner. Consistently adheres to and exhibits ICARE and AIDET principles.Assists the pharmacists in the dispensing of medications in a timely and accurate manner filling medication bins, filling labels, restocking Pyxis med stations and ancillary departments.Ensures timely receipt and delivery of all patient medication related information and products by making rounds as designated or necessary. Properly distributes medications, including controlled substances, time sensitive and life-saving medications, and processes ADT (Admissions, Discharges and Transfers). Assists in assuring medications on nursing units are compliant with regulatory guidelines.Participate in the Process Improvement Program and comply with all policies and procedures related to Infection Control and Safety to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes.Certifies that all expiration dates for medications refilled/loaded in Pyxis med stations have been checked and stock rotated to ensure shortest date is used first. Assist with cycle counts in inventory management system on a monthly basis. Processes returns correctly while checking expiration dates before returning items to stock.Begin sterile compounding training, including medial fill and fingertip testing. Utilize aseptic technique under supervision of a certified pharmacy technician II or higher to compound medications for direct infusion in patients.Prepare oral syringe medications for critically ill infants in the NICU where applicable.Meets departmental goals for inventory management through appropriate use of inventory management system.Enhances career development through attendance and participation in departmental meetings, educational in services and communication tools.Performs other duties as assigned.**Education, Credentials, Licenses:*** High School graduate or equivalent GED* Registered with State Board where Practicing* Nationally Certified (PTCB or NHA) or active Intern license**Specialized Knowledge:*** Typing / Computer Keyboarding**DESIRABLE****Specialized Knowledge:*** Experience with MS Office* Understanding of Metric System and Pharmacy Calculations* IV Admixture Experience**Kind and Length of Experience:*** Previous experience as Hospital Pharmacy Technician preferred.**FLSA Status:**Non-ExemptRight Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.