Pharmacy Technician 1 - PRN

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in dispensing medications under supervision. The role emphasizes accurate order processing, prioritization, and safe medication handling in a hospital setting.

Required is a high school diploma, with enrollment in a pharmacy program or retail experience preferred. No prior experience is necessary, with opportunities to learn in a busy pediatric pharmacy environment.

Qualifications

• Good organizational skills and ability to learn and use computer systems.
• Proficient in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Processes medication orders and dispenses medications under direct licensed pharmacist supervision to ensure safe and appropriate provision of medications to patients.
• Assists pharmacists by prioritizing workload and keeping the pharmacist informed to maintain smooth workflow.
• Distributes medications to nursing units and prioritizes Now/Stat/ASAP orders for timely service.
• Prepares and compounds medications using proper techniques under pharmacist supervision.
• Maintains stock levels and cleans and organizes the pharmacy area.
• Maintains pharmacy records and documents quality assurance tasks.

Skills

Good organizational skills

Proficient in reading, writing, and数学

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Shift Details

Work Shift Variable Work Day(s) Variable Shift Start Time Variable Shift End Time Variable Worker Sub-Type PRN

About Children’s

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Assists pharmacist and prepares medications to be dispensed under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist according to State and Federal law.

Experience

No experience necessary or retail experience as pharmacy technician

Preferred Qualifications

Enrollment in an accredited college of pharmacy. Knowledge of medical/pharmaceutical terminology and generics. Experience as a pharmacy technician in a retail setting.

Education

High school diploma

Certification Summary

Georgia pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern registration

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Good organizational skills and ability to learn and use computer systems. Proficient in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Job Responsibilities

• Processes medication orders and dispenses medications under direct licensed pharmacist supervision to ensure safe and appropriate provision of medications to patients, fills all physician orders accurately and efficiently and obtains pharmacist check prior to all dispensing and fills all medication stock orders consistently (e.g., Urgent Care, Specialty Care Centers, ancillary nursing units, Pyxis, floor stock, anesthesia and operating room code trays) completely/accurately and obtains pharmacist check prior to dispensing.
• Assists pharmacists by anticipating and prioritizing workload accurately and efficiently, organizes and prioritizes phone calls, window traffic, and workload effective, keeps pharmacist informed and maintains a smooth workflow in area by utilizing problem-solving skills.
• Distributes medications in a timely manner to ensure prompt patient service, distributes medications to nursing units, utilizes discharge and transfer reports as directed, prioritizes orders such as Now/Stat, ASAP, and routine to ensure appropriate turnaround time.
• Prepares and compounds all medications using proper techniques to ensure safe products for patients under direct pharmacist supervision, prepares and compounds all medications accurately, prepares products cost-effectively and minimizes waste and logs all medications properly.
• Maintains adequate supplies of all stock items in a clean and organized environment, maintains adequate par levels of supplies, documents needed medications on want book, and follows up with next shift on any outstanding medication needs, prepares and maintains adequate supply of stock solutions, maintains par levels of assigned prepackaged medications, restocks area at end of shift to ensure adequate supplies for next shift, checks assigned stock sections of pharmacy monthly for expired medications, pulls expired medications, flags medications that will expire within next three months, and documents when complete and maintains an organized and clean environment.
• Completes and maintains pharmacy records and documents all assigned quality assurance responsibilities, e.g., hood cleaning, refrigerator temperature, and area of inspection.
• Maintains individual competence and develops professional practice skills, participates in required departmental training, education, and certification, completes all required orientation/training checklist(s) and modules, completes projects to develop professional skills and achieve department goals, uses extra time advantageously to help others or to work on department projects, Contributes to achievement of department goals and objectives through effective participation.
• Precepts new and existing staff members, participates in orientation and training of new and existing employees, uses effective educational techniques in all training and educational activities, identifies performance deficiencies of new employees and provides feedback/training in an effort to correct deficiencies and provides feedback of employee progress routinely to Education Pharmacist or team leaders.

Equal Opportunity

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location

Address 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

Job Family

Pharmacy

Company Profile

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.