Pharmacy Technician 2

Tampa General Hospital (TGH); Crystal River (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Florida seeks a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists with preparing and distributing medications, maintaining inventory, and keeping records. The role operates under the supervision of a registered pharmacist in a hospital setting.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED, Florida Registered Pharmacy Technician license, CPhT certification, two years of hospital or health system experience, and one year of prior pharmacy technician experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Florida Registered Pharmacy Technician license required.
• CPhT Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepares and distributes all doses of medication under pharmacist verification.
• Delivers medications and related products to patient care areas per schedules.
• Maintains drug inventories and restocks automated cabinets and code carts.
• Keeps required records and logs such as charges and delivery records.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing drugs, maintaining the drug inventory and maintenance of records. Pharmacy technicians work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. They do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.

Essential Functions

• Accurately prepares & distributes all doses of medication (subject to verification of their complete and accurate preparation by a pharmacist prior to distribution), including parenteral doses (i.e., IV admixtures, chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, etc)
• Expediently delivers medications and related products & supplies to defined patient care areas/ancillary areas according to the established schedules and assures their appropriate storage (e.g., refrigerator, etc)
• Actively assists in maintaining drug inventories both within the Department and at defined patient care areas (including code cart restocking, restocking of automated dispensing cabinets, checking for outdated inventory, packaging/repackaging & extemporaneous compounding, etc)
• Accurately maintains required records, logs & other documents (e.g., medication charges/credits, delivery & re-stock records

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

License/Registration

• Registered Pharmacy Technician issued by Florida

Certification

• CPhT- Pharmacy Technician Certification

Work Experience and Additional Information

• Two years of experience in a hospital or health system required
• One year prior pharmacy technician experience required