Pharmacy Technician - Multiple Shifts

UAB Medicine; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational assistance

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Wellness programs

Paid parental leave

PSLF eligibility

Job summary

UAB Medicine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our hospital team. You will perform duties in the pharmacy department that do not require a licensed professional, including processing and delivering medications, ordering supplies, and assisting with sterile products as needed.

Responsibilities include assisting pharmacists with dispensing activities, maintaining inventory, answering phones, stocking orders, and ensuring accurate labeling and timely delivery to patient care areas.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Active registration with the Alabama Board of Pharmacy (ALBOP) or eligibility to be registered.
• Registration active prior to date of hire is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists with dispensing activities and inventory control.
• Maintain daily department operations: answer phones, interact at the pharmacy window, enter charges, stock, and clean workspace.
• Repackage bulk meds into unit-dose containers with correct labeling and barcode verification by the pharmacist.
• Deliver medications to patient care areas or AMMS in a timely manner and ensure Pyxis loads are correct.
• Handle controlled substances counts and discrepancies per guidelines.
• Prepare sterile products as needed and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Dispensing activities

Inventory control

Unit dose preparation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

AMMS

Pyxis

Job description

Position Overview

Pay range: $16.00 - $20.48 / hour

Shifts: full-time and part-time AM and PM, 7on7off nights, and flexi

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.

Job Highlights

Our team of approximately 150 pharmacists and 150 technicians work together to support pharmacy operations and serve a diverse patient population with compassion and clinical expertise. As a pharmacy technician at UAB Medicine, you’ll be an integral part of the pharmacy team. Pharmacy technicians work directly with pharmacists and have a variety of responsibilities that support patient care at UAB Hospital. Duties may include preparing sterile IV medications, filling medication order requests, filling automated dispensing cabinets, compounding non-sterile medications and preparing prescription orders. Whether you are a career technician or looking to gain exposure to health care opportunities, you’ll find the UAB Department of Pharmacy to be a dynamic, diverse, and close-knit workplace, where you form positive relationships with colleagues.

Job Description

To perform duties in the pharmacy department that do not require a licensed professional including processing and delivering medication, ordering and issuing products and receiving and ordering supplies. May be required to prepare sterile products.

• Assists pharmacist with dispensing activities. Assists with inventory control. Maintains adequate drug supplies necessary to support daily operations.
• Maintains the daily operations within the department to include answering phones, assisting individuals at the pharmacy window, entering charges for medications, receiving and stocking drug orders and maintaining cleanliness of assigned area.
• Repackages bulk medication into unit dose containers ensuring the correct drug name, strength, lot number, expiration date and barcode are labeled correctly. Ensures the pharmacist verifies the unit dose medication prior to placing it in stock.
• Ensures medications are delivered and distributed to correct patient care area or Automated Medication Management System (AMMS) in a timely manner. Observes established guidelines. Ensures Pyxis medications are loaded properly.
• Fills and delivers controlled substances to and from designated patient care areas according to established guidelines. Maintains correct controlled substance counts and resolves discrepancies as necessary.
• Prepares sterile products as necessary following proper protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED required. Currently registered or eligible to be registered as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern/extern by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy (ALBOP) required. Active registration will be required prior to date of hire.

Why Work at UAB Medicine

We are UAB Medicine, Alabama’s largest and most comprehensive health system, recognized nationally for delivering world-class patient care, pioneering research, and cutting-edge medical education. We proudly serve more than 1.2 million patients each year – from every county in Alabama, all 50 states, and many countries around the world. Our network spans numerous hospitals, emergency departments, more than 67 other sites of care, and a team of over 3,100 physicians. Our key facilities include UAB Hospital – ranked the No. 1 hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report and home to the state’s first ACS-verified Level I adult trauma center and only Magnet-designated hospital – along with UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye and five UAB St. Vincent’s hospitals serving central Alabama.

UAB Medicine offers careers across a wide range of practice environments, from our internationally renowned academic medical center and award-winning community hospitals to our primary and specialty care clinics across the state. Whether you’re seeking the fast-paced learning environment of a tertiary care setting or the close-knit environment of a community facility, there’s a place for you on our team where you can become part of a mission-driven organization committed to delivering life-changing care. With nearly every medical specialty represented and unlimited opportunities for growth, you’ll find the right fit for your skills and career goals. We care for you by offering comprehensive, industry-leading benefit packages to support the individual preferences and circumstances of our diverse staff.