Veterinary Pharmacy Technician

University Of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

University of Florida in Gainesville, FL is seeking a Registered Pharmacy Technician to support veterinary pharmacy operations. This CARE position requires license and six months of experience, with duties including inputting prescriptions, preparing medications, and managing both sterile and nonsterile compounding under pharmacist supervision.

You'll handle inventory, patient communications, and billing, collaborating with students and clinicians to ensure accurate, timely service.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and Florida Pharmacy Technician license.
• Experience with data entry and patient communications.
• Strong math skills and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Input and prepare prescribed drugs for veterinary patients.
• Retrieve orders, complete data entry, label and record price data.
• Assist in preparing nonsterile and sterile medications for compounding.
• Deliver drugs for inpatient fills to veterinary patient care areas.
• Assist in maintaining pharmacy files and records as required by law.

Skills

Pharmacy math

Data entry

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Registered Pharmacy Technician license (FL)

Tools

Excel

Word

Cornerstone EMR

Job description

Job no: 541118
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Veteran's Preference Eligible, Veterinary Medicine/Animal Care
Department: 28305000 - VM-PHARMACY

Classification Title

High school diploma or GED and six months of pharmacy experience.
Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician in accordance with Chapter 465.014, Florida Statutes.

Job Description

60% Pharmacy support:

• Assists in inputting and preparing prescribed drugs for veterinary patients.
• Retrieves orders, completes data entry, labels, records price data, and assists in preparing nonsterile and sterile medications for compounding.
• Delivers drugs for inpatient fills to veterinary patient care areas.
• Retrieves drug orders for hospital floor stock and cost centers per service order, preparing for pharmacist check.
• Assists in maintaining pharmacy files and records, as required by State and Federal Law, and by Pharmacy policies and procedures.

20% Inventory support:

• Independently retrieves drugs for OMNIcell restocks for pharmacist check.
• Assists with maintaining OMNICELL pharmaceutical and supply inventory and reconciling associated transactions.
• Assists in ordering, maintaining and estimating demand for Pharmaceutical inventories.
• Rotates stock and removes outdates from pharmacy shelves.

10% Customer Service and Communication:

• Collects client payments and processes credit payments for pharmaceuticals purchased and mailed.
• Communicates with clients regarding veterinary prescriptions, under pharmacist supervision, and documents communications in patient record.
• Familiarizes and assist students, residents, and clinicians with available veterinary pharmaceuticals and supplies.

10% Teamwork

• Collaborates with coworkers and staff to continuously improve and streamline processes.
• Resolves transaction questions in cooperation with client services, staff, and other hospital services.
• Actively participates in Continuous Quality Assurance program for pharmacy.
• Communicates with pharmacy team to prioritize prescription workflows, and adjust to emergencies and immediate patient care need.

19.50-21.50 /hour

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED and six months of pharmacy experience.
Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician in accordance with Chapter 465.014, Florida Statutes.

Preferred

• Veterinary pharmacy hospital and retail pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Prior experience working with automated dispensing machines in a veterinary hospital environment preferred.
• Prior experience compounding both nonsterile and sterile veterinary pharmacy prescriptions is preferred.
• Ability to work in data bases (Excel) and word processing programs (Word) is preferred.
• Prior work experience using Cornerstone electronic medical record program is preferred.
• Strong mathematics skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Florida Pharmacy Technician license required for application to be considered.

This is a CARE position offering limited benefits, including health insurance and paid time off. When appropriate certifications are achieved, promotional opportunities to a level II title may be available. This position will also become eligible for transition into a TEAMS (staff) salary plan.

This position is eligible for Veteran’s preference. If you are claiming Veteran’s preference, please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See our Veteran's Preference Page for more specific information.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required

Yes; Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs, bend, kneel, pull, push, twist and stand for an extended period of time.

Advertised: 30 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 07 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.