Pharmacy Technician

Summary

Day Shift. Varied days. Every other weekend. 7am - 3:30pm
Salary: Most new hires start between $17.20-$21.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Required Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Required Work Experience

• Entry Level - Experience Not Required

Required Certifications

• Pharmacy Technician - AR State Board of Pharmacy
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) – PTCB - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

Responsibilities

• Prepares medication and IVs, fills order request, cart fills and refills efficiently and accurately
• Processes orders safely, prioritizing needs
• Repackages and labels medications appropriately
• Investigates and processes missing doses of medications
• Fills emergency and stat orders in a timely manner
• Performs controlled substances responsibilities which may include delivery, inventory, returns, preparation and labeling and communication of problems or discrepancies to management
• Communicates with other hospital staff to provide information and resolve issues to improve patient care
• Solves issues with missing medication, debits and credits, etc.
• Maintains drug storage areas to assure items are stored in a clean and orderly manner
• Checks and cleans expired medication area, updates lot numbers and expiration dates
• Performs aseptic and clean procedures when processing sterile and non sterile medication orders
• Documents fill list, manufacturing and repackaging, ordering unit dose oral solids and liquids
• Assists with stocking and inventory control
• Repackages medications from bulk to single units and updates lot numbers and expiration dates

Qualifications

None specified

Skills

None specified

Benefits

None specified

Pay

Most new hires start between $17.20-$21.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Day Shift