Pharmacy Technician

nLeague; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an Entry Level Pharmacy Technician to assist with dispensing medications, maintaining inventory, and providing information to healthcare providers. The role involves ensuring medication accuracy and compliance, with a solid commitment to professional service. Responsibilities include managing supplies, communicating with hospital staff and patients, and maintaining exemplary compliance and efficiency standards. Ideal candidates need to show strong communication skills and attention to detail in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must dispense medications accurately under supervision.
• Experience in inventory management and stock rotation required.
• Strong communication skills for interaction with healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications and investigates medication-related issues.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory and complies with protocols.
• Provides information and responds to requests professionally.

Skills

Dispensing Medication

Medication Inventory Management

Professional Communication

Job description

Job ID: 12-2-25 Pharm Tech

Department: TN MHSAS

Position: Pharmacy Technician

Location: 221 Stewart's Ferry Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37214

Duration: 24+ Months

Base Pay Range

$20.00/yr - $25.00/yr

Responsibilities

• Dispensing Medication – Dispenses medication under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Investigates medication‑related issues or missing doses as needed.
• Accurately calculates doses to ensure an adequate supply in automated dispensing cabinet (ADC).
• Loads ADC in a timely and accurate manner according to max/min levels, adjusting for holidays and weekends.
• Delivers medications to patient units in a timely manner to ensure precise administration times.
• Replenishes unit floor stock medications.
• Conducts medication room inspections on a monthly basis and maintains up‑to‑date inspection logs.
• Investigates and compiles information for Pyxis override reports.
• Completes these tasks on a daily basis with an accuracy rate above 90%.
• Completes tasks accurately and efficiently based on observation by the pharmacy director.

• Maintains Pharmacy Inventory and Supplies – Assists pharmacist with inventory of medications, supplies, and helps stock medications according to pharmaceutical protocols and procedures.
• Receives and stores incoming medications and supplies in correct locations.
• Rotates stock regularly, keeping notes of when medications and supplies expire.
• Monitors and replenishes stock in ADCs.
• Credits and returned items are processed within 72 hours.
• Accurately places returned medicines back in their appropriate locations.
• Checks for expired or short‑dated medications in ADCs and in med rooms.
• Appropriately labels bulk medication and supplies.
• Maintains a compliance rate of 90% based on weekly reviews of remaining credits and supplies that are not inventoried.
• Completes tasks on a daily basis.

• Provides Information and Responds To Requests – Provides routine information accurately and responds to requests responsibly.
• Provides professional, efficient, and courteous service to other healthcare providers as observed by pharmacy director.
• Answers phone calls in the pharmacy in a timely manner.
• Able to correctly direct calls to the appropriate personnel.
• Receives and conveys information requests between pharmacy and other healthcare providers.
• Researches and provides information, locates items, refers to inquiries under pharmacist supervision.
• Assists hospital staff, patients, and other visitors at the pharmacy walk‑up door.
• Completes entries in the pharmacy intervention log when appropriate.
• Maintains a compliance rate of 100% based on review of any verbal or written disciplinary actions due to professionalism‑related issues, as well as observation by the pharmacy director.
• Completes tasks on a daily basis.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care