Pharmacy Technician - Distribution

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement program

Paid Time Off

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Bereavement Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Health Insurance, Pharmacy, Dental, &

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician Distribution Specialist for the Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, KY. You will fill orders, handle receiving and repackaging, and support distribution under pharmacist supervision.

Responsibilities include inventory management, auditing, and maintaining medication security, with training in pharmacy automation and adherence to federal/state regulations.

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (PTCB) is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Hospital or central pharmacy experience preferred.
• Registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy upon hire if not currently registered.
• Compliance with safety and accuracy standards.

Responsibilities

• Fill inventory replenishment orders for hospitals, clinics, and affiliates.
• Handle medication receiving, scanning, repackaging, distribution, and packing.
• Perform audits, contribute to shipping, and maintain security of medications.
• Support pharmacy automation systems and perform cycle counts to ensure accuracy.
• Train new staff and assist with workflow improvements to reduce waste.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Technical precision

Teamwork

Education

Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician (PTCB)

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pharmacy automation systems

Job description

The Distribution Pharmacy Technician will work in a fast paced, high-volume facility with large scale automation. This role is accountable for medication fulfillment, distribution, and inventory management under pharmacist supervision and functions in a multi-skilled environment providing excellent service through high quality performance which requires the application of teamwork, leadership, and flexibility. The Distribution Pharmacy Technician is required to perform all tasks in a safe manner consistent with Baptist Health System policies, federal and state pharmacy regulations, and applicable accrediting body standards. This position will assist in numerous aspects of ordering, receiving, storage, and distribution.

Job Description

Baptist Health is looking for a Certified Pharmacy Technician Distribution Specialist to join our team at the Central Pharmacy, LaGrange, KY! Fills inventory replenishment orders for hospitals, community pharmacies, clinics, outpatient infusion centers and other BH affiliates. Performs all tasks associated with medication warehouse distribution including but not limited to medication receiving, scanning, medication repackaging, distribution, order fulfillment, packing, auditing, and shipping medications to BH facility affiliates under pharmacist supervision. Performs station inspections for assigned areas, checks in and stocks ordered medications. Performs necessary calculations accurately. Supports the pharmacist in maintaining the security of medications. Assists in the maintenance of pharmacy automation systems pursuant to state & federal regulations and BH policies and procedures. Restocks returned medication in a timely manner and assists pharmacy management in monitoring waste to identify areas for potential improvement/cost savings. Maintains compliance with cold chain and room temperature medication packaging requirements based on seasonal pack-out changes. Assists in training new staff when assigned. Implements efficient workflow practices to minimize or avoid product out dates. Supports and assists with inventory management processes including but not limited to medication ordering, receiving, stocking, restocking, return, and physical inventory management with the help of pharmacy automation. Reviews received stock from vendors/wholesalers and electronically acknowledges receipt prior to stocking them in the pharmacy. Promptly notifies buyer of any discrepancies. Maintains proficiency with pharmacy automation technology. Performs routine medication cycle counts to ensure accuracy of inventory levels. Scans received inventory to ensure bar code compliance and notifies a supervising pharmacist to ensure EHR/ADC notification of any identified discrepancies. Completes required training and competency assessments to maintain appropriate knowledge and awareness of job-specific responsibilities in compliance with policies and regulations. Responsible for professional development and sustaining a working knowledge of applicable federal/state laws and regulations.

Minimum Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency is required. Previous hospital pharmacy or central pharmacy experience preferred. If not currently registered, the registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy will be required upon hire (only an application and fee). Nationally Certified as a pharmacy technician (PTCB).

Excellent Benefits Package

• Tuition Reimbursement program up to $6,000 annually
• 40 hours of Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
• Health Insurance, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision and much more!

About Baptist Health

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Notice of Nondiscrimination and Accessibility to Services

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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