What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Tech Per Diem Rotating Weekends & Holidays position at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center?
Job Title: | Pharmacy Tech |
Status: | Per Diem |
Schedule: | Varied |
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*You will be considered for any openings for which you qualify. It is not necessary to apply to multiple positions.* |
A Per Diem employee is a worker who is employed on an on call or as-needed basis, rather than having a fixed schedule or guaranteed number of hours. Per diem employees may fill in for regular staff who are absent or during peak demand periods. These employees are paid a daily rate or hourly wage and do not receive employee benefits. The ideal candidate for per diem status is those that are a full-time student or someone looking for work in addition to their full-time job.
About Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC):
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center® (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties. Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities. Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care. If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
LWRMC offers comprehensive benefits such as:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
Job Overview:
The Certified Pharmacy Technician must be registered by the State of Florida and meet the minimum state requirements as indicated by Florida Statute 465.014. In addition, the pharmacy technician must be nationally certified through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, they assist in the various activities of the pharmacy department and any other duties as assigned
General Responsibilities:
- Distributing stock supplies to patient care areas.
- Maintaining inventories of drug supplies in all automated dispensing machines.
- Retrieval of prescription files, patient files and profiles, and other similar records pertaining to the practice of pharmacy.
- Preparing sterile products using strict aseptic technique.
- Ensuring the clean room remains in a state of constant cleanliness and order and stocked appropriately.
- Performing environmental monitoring of the clean room.
- All functions related to prescription legend drug and controlled substance inventory control, documentation, and record keeping.
- Billing of medications not ordered through Pyxis (i.e., code cart medications).
- Non-sterile compounding.
- Entering data into the computer database for prepackaging.
- Comply with hospital confidentiality and privacy laws and rules.
- Prepare, package, and label drugs as permitted by the Florida Board of Pharmacy.
- While under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, perform any other mechanical, technical, or administrative tasks which do not themselves constitute practice of pharmacy.
Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and customer service skills required.
Qualifications
High school graduate or equivalent PLUS State certification.
Pharmacy technician program with certification; experience preferred.
Experience preferred or will train if applicant is conscientious and communicates a desire to learn.
Registered by State of Florida and certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board OR Current Pharmacy Intern License State of Florida.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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