Pharmacy Technician

Southeast Georgia Health System; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Programs

Onsite Gym

Job summary

Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, GA is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support inpatient pharmacy operations and ensure accurate unit dose filling, prepackaged meds, and billing charges. You will help maintain medication accuracy, assist with floor duties, and participate in IV rounds and narcotics processes.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma or equivalent, Georgia State Board of Pharmacy Technician registration, and an active license; certification from NPTCB or NHA is

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Georgia State Board of Pharmacy Technician registration license is required.
• Current certification from National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcareer Association is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Pulling medication from stock and ensuring the drug and amount match patient labels.
• Making rounds, delivering medications, restocking automated dispensing cabinets, and reconciling discrepancies of cabinet charges.
• Performing cart fill and stocking patients' matrix drawers.
• Performing IV rounds and crediting patient accounts appropriately.
• Answering the telephone, relaying messages, and ensuring legend drugs are checked by a licensed Pharmacist.
• Performing floor visits, updating medications in cabinets and monitoring inventory for outdates.
• Performing narcotic rounds including inventorying and delivering narcotics to cabinets and returns to the pharmacy.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Georgia State Board of Pharmacy Technician registration license

National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcareer Association certification (preferred)

Job description

Interested in working for the Golden Isles' healthcare provider and employer of choice?

Throughout the many locations that make up the Southeast Georgia Health System network, there is a common thread that pulls everything together: A team of committed professionals like you. These individuals appreciate the value of every person who walks through our doors, and are the key to our culture of Service Excellence.

As a Pharmacy Technician you will contribute to a positive patient experience by providing quality service in a busy inpatient pharmacy. You will fill routine orders for unit doses and prepackaged pharmaceuticals as well as prepare and maintain computerized charges for patient billing purposes. Accuracy and efficiency are of the utmost importance for providing quality care.

You will be responsible for:

• Pulling medication from stock and ensuring the drug and amount match the information on patient labels.


• Making rounds, delivering medications, restocking automated dispensing cabinets, and reconciling discrepancies of automated dispensing cabinet charges


• Performing cart fill and stocking patients' matrix drawers


• Performing IV rounds and crediting patient accounts appropriately


• Answering the telephone, receiving and relaying messages as needed. Assuring that no legend drug leave the pharmacy without being physically checked by a licensed Pharmacist. Typing labels.


• Performing floor visits, removing and updating medication in the automated dispensing cabinets and monitoring overall inventory for outdates.


• Performing narcotic rounds including inventorying and delivering narcotics to automated dispensing cabinets and inventorying and delivering returns to the pharmacy.


• When working in the Emergency Care Center - pulling medication history for patients from medication history data source and obtaining accurate and current patient medication list through patient and family interviews

What you will need:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Education


• Georgia State Board of Pharmacy Technician registration license


• Current certification from National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, Inc. or National Healthcareer Association preferred


• Hospital or retail Pharmacy Technician experience

Why choose Southeast Georgia Health System?

• We are mission-focused to provide safe, quality, accessible, and cost-effective care to meet the health needs of the people and communities it serves


• Our workplace is as pleasant and rewarding as the setting we enjoy outside of work -- imagine stepping out of your workspace and into a world of scenic beauty, outdoor recreational activities, mild winters, natural beaches, fine dining, and a full array of cultural and colonial historic attractions


• The chance to work within a culture that is collegial yet professional, has exceptional career-advancement potential, and work/life balance that is practically unparalleled


• Our facility will allow you to use, sharpen, and add to your skills without having to commute to a large city environment


• We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package which includes generous Paid Time Off, tuition reimbursement, and wellness programs (including free 24/7 access to an onsite gym).


• The ability to be a part of the prestigious Coastal Community Health, a regional affiliation between Baptist Health and Southeast Georgia Health System. This collaboration forms a highly-integrated hospital network focused on significant initiatives designed to enhance the quality and value of care provided to our contiguous communities

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Join our team today to make a positive impact in the lives of our patients and families!

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