PHARMACY TECH - CERTIFIED [ FULL TIME / VARIABLE SHIFT]

General Summary/Responsibilities:

General Summary/Responsibilities:

Status: Full-time - 700am-330pm900am-530pm,100pm - 930pm, 300pm-1130pm

Department: Pharmacy

Facility: Atrium Medical Center

A certified pharmacy technician, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, engage in the following activities to the extent that the activities do not require the exercise of professional judgment:

• 1. Entering information into and retrieving information from a database or patient profile
• 2. Preparing and affixing labels
• 3. Stocking dangerous drugs and retrieving those drugs from inventory
• 4. Counting and pouring dangerous drugs into containers
• 5. Placing dangerous drugs into containers prior to dispensing by a pharmacist
• 6. Non-sterile drug compounding following the completion of site-specific training
• 7. Sterile drug compounding following the completion of a site-specific training
• 7. Stocking automated drug storage systems, floor stock, and crash carts

Qualifications

Education

Minimum Level of Education Required: High School completion / GED

• Preferred educational qualifications: Completion of an ASHP/ACPE-accredited technician education and training program

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Certified Pharmacy Technician through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Registration with the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy as a “Certified Pharmacy Technician” or eligible for registration within 45 days of hire.

Experience

Minimum Level of Experience Required: No prior job-related work experience

Preferred experience: Prior hospital, long-term care or retail experience preferred

Knowledge/Skills

• Possess good interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and problem solving skills
• Able to read and write printed material in English
• Proficiency with computer keyboard operations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications preferred
• Ability to compute simple algebraic ratios, volume/volume percentage and weight/volume percentage
• Ability to troubleshoot problems and/or do minor maintenance on all pharmacy equipment, printers, computers and telecommunication equipment with adequate training in the pharmacy. Must be familiar with pharmacy software
• Possess ability to work well with other health care workers and perform as team member
• Flexibility in scheduling essential as mentor/trainer of new coworkers