Pharmacy Technician I

Arkansas Children's Hospital; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for the Acute Care Pharmacy to support medication preparation and dispensing. This full-time Day shift (7:00am–3:30pm) involves handling IV preparations, unit-dose packaging, and collaboration with pharmacists to ensure timely patient care.

Minimum education is a high school diploma or GED with AR State Board of Pharmacy certification required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Associate Degree is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medication and IVs, fills order request, cart fills and refills efficiently and accurately.
• Processes orders safely, prioritizing needs. Repackages and labels medications appropriately. Investigates and processes missing doses of medications.
• Fills emergency and stat orders in a timely manner.
• Performs controlled substances responsibilities which may include delivery, inventory, returns, preparation and labeling and communication of problems or discrepancies to management.
• Communicates with other hospital staff to provide information and resolve issues to improve patient care. Solves issues with missing medication, debits and credits, etc.
• Maintains drug storage areas to assure items are stored in a clean and orderly manner. Checks and cleans expired medication area, updates lot numbers and expiration dates.
• Performs aseptic and clean procedures when processing sterile and non sterile medication orders.
• Documents fill list, manufacturing and repackaging, ordering unit dose oral solids and liquids. Assists with stocking and inventory control. Repackages medications from bulk to single units and updates lot numbers and expiration dates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate Degree

Job description

ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.

Work Shift:

Day Shift

Time Type:

Full time

Department:

CC014250 Acute Care Pharmacy

Summary:

Full-time. 7am - 3:30pm. Variable days and weekends.

Salary:

Most new hires start between $17.20-$21.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Additional Information:

Pharmacy Technicians provide basic assistance to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with the medication delivery system. Technicians will prepare new and refill medication doses which include oral, injectable, IV solutions, floor stock requests and other supply needs. They will communicate any issues with order preparation and delivery with staff pharmacist.

Required Education:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Recommended Education:

Associate Degree

Required Work Experience:

Entry Level - Experience not Required.

Recommended Work Experience:

Required Certifications:

Pharmacy Technician - AR State Board of Pharmacy

Recommended Certifications:

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - PTCB - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

Description

1. Prepares medication and IVs, fills order request, cart fills and refills efficiently and accurately.

2. Processes orders safely, prioritizing needs. Repackages and labels medications appropriately. Investigates and processes missing doses of medications.

3. Fills emergency and stat orders in a timely manner.

4. Performs controlled substances responsibilities which may include delivery, inventory, returns, preparation and labeling and communication of problems or discrepancies to management.

5. Communicates with other hospital staff to provide information and resolve issues to improve patient care. Solves issues with missing medication, debits and credits, etc.

6. Maintains drug storage areas to assure items are stored in a clean and orderly manner. Checks and cleans expired medication area, updates lot numbers and expiration dates.

7. Performs aseptic and clean procedures when processing sterile and non sterile medication orders.

8. Documents fill list, manufacturing and repackaging, ordering unit dose oral solids and liquids. Assists with stocking and inventory control. Repackages medications from bulk to single units and updates lot numbers and expiration dates.

9. Performs other duties as assigned.