Pharmacy Technician 2 - Full-Time - Sylvester

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Benefits package

Job summary

The University of Miami/UHealth has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Pharmacy Technician 2 in our Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The Pharmacy Technician 2 prepares medications for patients under the guidance of a Pharmacist and assists with tasks required to dispense prescriptions, price-checking, restocking, and basic compounding. Candidates should have a FL Technician license and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• State of FL Pharmacy Technician certification.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong data entry, record-keeping, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collects, inputs, and verifies prescription information and maintains patient records.
• Assists pharmacists in filling orders and preparing labels for unit doses and prepackaged pharmaceuticals.
• Receives and stocks incoming medical supplies and drugs.
• Assists with compounding (didactic and/or basic hands‑on).
• Participates in training and continuing education to attain competency in technician duties.
• May volunteer for extra assignments and cross-training in other department roles.

Education

State of FL Pharmacy Technician

High school diploma or equivalent

Data entry

Record keeping

Communication skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Confidential information handling

Job description

The University of Miami/UHealth has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Pharmacy Technician 2 in our Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

SUMMARY

The Pharmacist Technician 2 prepares medications for patients under the guidance of a Pharmacist. Assists the Pharmacist with support activities and processes required to dispense medical prescriptions, price-checking, restocking of drugs, and assists with basic compounding.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Collects, inputs, and verifies prescription, refill, and patient information and maintains patient records.
• Assists pharmacists in filling orders and preparing labels for unit doses and prepackaged pharmaceuticals.
• Receives and stocks incoming medical supplies and drugs.
• Assists with compounding (didactic and/or basic hands‑on).
• Participates in assigned training program and continuing education activities to attain competency in different technician duty areas.
• Volunteers for extra assignments and/or cross training in other department roles and responsibilities of a pharmacy technician.
• May volunteer to participate in a temporary taskforce/short-term committee.
• Acts as an informal resource for other technicians with less experience.
• Provides support in the training of students and onboarding of new pharmacy technicians.
• Serves as a mentor and role model.
• Stays abreast of advanced knowledge and proficient practice in pharmacy dispensing, medication dispensing systems, controlled substance distribution to floors, pre-packing and any other pharmacy technician duties.
• Adheres to University and unit‑level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Certification and Licensing: State of FL Pharmacy Technician
• Experience: Minimum 3 year of relevant experience
• Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Skill in data entry with minimal errors. Ability to accurately prepare and maintain records, files, reports and correspondence Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form. Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems. Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships. Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs.

Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.