Pharmacy Technician

Comprehensive Treatment Centers; Ridgeland (SC); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Semi-Annual Bonus

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and sick time

Early morning hours

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Ridgeland Comprehensive Treatment Center in Ridgeland, SC is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Technician to support dispensing medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Responsibilities include stocking, labeling, and preparing medications, greeting patients, and answering questions in a busy clinic setting.

The role emphasizes accurate inventory management, adherence to safety and infection-control procedures, and collaboration with nursing staff to ensure timely patient care.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Pharmacy Technician training from an accredited program.
• Previous experience with behavioral health or addiction recovery field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medications under the guidance of a pharmacist and support daily pharmacy operations.
• Greet patients, answer questions, and refer inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory and verify stock, place orders, and remove outdated meds.
• Ensure a safe, clean pharmacy by following procedures and regulations.
• Follow infection-control policies and clinic lockbox procedures to protect patients and staff.
• Read medication orders, prepare labels, calculate quantities, and assemble medications.
• Record physicians’ orders and prescriptions, check patient names/dates on bottles, and file documents.
• Assist in delivering medications to patients and departments and ensure proper dose verification in EMR.
• Prepare reports by collecting data and summarizing information.
• Demonstrate organization, ability to work with the public, and general office operations knowledge.

Skills

Pharmacy technician experience

Customer service

Organizational skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician training program

Job description

Outpatient MAT Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

Seeking: Pharmacy Technician

Part Time Hours

• Tuesday 5:15 AM - 11:30 AM


• Friday 5:15 AM - 11:30 AM


• Occasional Saturdays 7:00 AM-8:30 AM

Our Benefits

• Semi-Annual Bonus Program


• Competitive 401(k) plan


• Paid vacation and sick time


• Early morning hours offering a great work/life balance


• Opportunity for growth that is second to none in the industry

Our Team

Ridgeland Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in Ridgeland, SC, is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our nursing team provides compassionate, high quality safe and efficient medication dispensing to patients that are seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder.

Your Job As a Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for dispensing medication, under the guidance of a pharmacist as well as assisting with the efficient and effective daily operations of the pharmacy/medication dispensing department.

Job Responsibilities

• Supports pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.


• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them, answering questions and requests, and referring inquiries to the pharmacist.


• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing, and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated medications.


• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.


• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, and Clinic \"lockbox\" policy.


• Organizes medications to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions, preparing labels, calculating quantities, and assembling medication.


• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians’ orders, prescriptions and checking for patient names/ dates on returned bottles from previous dosing.


• Ensures medication availability and security by delivering medications to patients and departments.


• Complies with internal patient verification process and compliance against dose levels in EMR.


• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.


• Demonstrates organizational skills, the ability to work with the public, and a general working knowledge pertaining to the efficient operation of an office in a medical clinic setting.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Eligible positions may qualify for student loan forgiveness through HRSA, depending on clinic site eligibility. Check your eligibility here: HRSA Eligibility

Your Education, Skills And Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred


• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting


• Pharmacy Technician training from an accredited program


• Previous experience with behavioral health or addiction recovery field preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• PTCB or NHA ExCPT National Certification or minimum certification or license required within the state where the Clinic is providing service.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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