Pharmacy Technician - JMCGH

West Tennessee Healthcare; Alabama; On-site; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, Tennessee, seeks a Pharmacy Technician to assist Pharmacists with prepackaging, stocking, and inventory control. The role requires delivering medications and maintaining stock across hospital areas, with potential full-time or part-time shifts.

You will interpret orders, prepare unit-dose packages, and support patient care under supervision. Tennessee registration within 90 days is required, and a technician certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Technician Certification is preferred.
• Must be registered with the State of Tennessee within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Fills medication carts and replenishes drug stock for carts and floor stock.
• Investigates medication discrepancies and resolves missing doses.
• Interprets physician orders, calculates doses, and determines quantities needed.
• Audits returning medication carts and records charges or credits to patients.
• Operates unit dose packaging machines to prepack medications.
• Performs basic computer tasks including charging/crediting meds, printing labels, and generating reports.
• Distributes prescriptions and IV labels and files department materials.
• Maintains records for scheduled drugs and ensures compliance with dispensing procedures.
• Prepares sterile and non-sterile medication formulas under the supervision of the Pharmacist.
• Acts as initial contact within department to route issues to appropriate staff.

Skills

Math calculations

Reading and writing

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Category:

Pharmacy

City:

Jackson

State:

Tennessee

Shift:

10 - Other Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for assisting the Pharmacist by prepackaging, stocking and maintaining inventory, filling drug carts, requisitions and floor stock, and distributing pharmaceuticals to the proper locations. Under the general supervision of the Pharmacy Coordinator, responsible for assigned shift as scheduled full time or part time. Employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs the filling of medication carts, requisitions, and replenishment of drug for various carts and floor stock. Delivers medication carts, fluids, and all drugs, and pharmacy supplies to the various areas of the hospital.
• Investigates medication discrepancies, isolates and resolves missing doses.
• Interpret physician orders, calculate doses and determines quantity to cover necessary time period. Determines priority of medications in relation to various delivery systems.
• Audits returning medication carts utilizing computer medication printout to determine those medications to be charged or credited to patients.
• Operates unit dose packaging machines to prepack tablets, capsules, liquids, and solids.
• Performs basic computer procedures, such as the charging and crediting of individual patient medications, obtaining information, printing stock labels, and generating reports according to policy and procedures.
• Types, distributes, or files prescriptions, I.V. labels, and other department materials.
• Determines legal status of scheduled drugs and performs appropriate record keeping and dispensing procedures.
• Prepares sterile and non-sterile medications formulas under the supervision of the Pharmacist.
• Acts as initial contact to department either by phone or personal interaction solving problems or directing to appropriate personnel in a congenial manner.
• Contributes to a positive work climate and the overall team effort of the department.
• Performs operations necessary to discharge and transfer patient items on U/D carts, files, and piggybacks.
• Performs replenishment of patient related supplies in the pharmacy.
• Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION:

• Technician Certification preferred.
• MUST be registered with the State of Tennessee within 90 days of employment.

EXPERIENCE:

• N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to read, write, perform mathematical calculations, (see attached math test) and record measurements.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.