Tacoma, Washington
Greenwich, Connecticut
Posted: 14-Oct-24
Location: Orlando, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 24035667
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Sign-on Bonus*
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Monday - Friday (Rotating positions weekly beginning at 6am, 7am, 7:30am, and 8am depending on position)
The community you’ll be caring for:
- Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
- We offer great benefits with immediate Health Insurance coverage
- Career growth and advancement potential
- Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
- AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
- We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year
The role you’ll contribute:
Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. Primary responsibility is the provision of medication distributive functions and pharmacy operational tasks, which includes but is not limited to assisting the pharmacist with all duties of preparing and dispensing of medications, inventory management, and regulatory compliance. Performs duties necessary for the effective daily operation of all department services and programs. Accurately responds to medication dispensing requests, prepares medications for pharmacist final review/check, delivers checked medications, and returns unused or expired medications to appropriate pharmacy areas.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Actively performs all pharmacy technician functions and maintains active proficiency in standard work parameters, hospital and pharmacy specific computer systems, and operational programs
- Maintains operational expertise and competency and actively provides coverage of at least two of the following:
- Central/distributive pharmacy operations
- Sterile compounding
- Decentral/ Automated Dispensing Cabinet delivery pharmacy operations
- Controlled substance Handling AND at least TWO of the following:
- Hazardous Medication Sterile Compounding
- Quality Assurance & USP required sampling
- Technician Inventory Check (i.e., tech check tech where authorized)
- Medication History
- Supporting Clinical Services
- Purchasing and Inventory Management
- Participates in appropriate utilization of medication automation, technology, and computer systems. Maintains expertise in electronic health record system and be able to accurately interpret electronic records as needed
- Accurately completes medication inventories and accurately prepares and dispenses patientspecific medication doses. Prevents improper drug, dose, dosage form selection, expiration dating, and barcode scanning issues when checking products
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- High School degree or equivalent Copy From
- One year of hospital pharmacy experience (Retail or ambulatory experience acceptable for medication history function in lieu of hospital experience)
PREFERRED:
- Associates degree or technical degree in a related field or specific certification related to the position, preferably in a physical science, business or healthcare
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
- Applicable State Pharmacy Technician Registration (RPT)
- Sterile Compounding Certification, if applicable per state legislation
- Current certification from Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT), or from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
