Pharmacy Technician II

About the role

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Pharmacy Technician II with HCA Florida Capital Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Qualifications

• High School Graduate / GED (PharmTech)
• Pharmacy Technician License, or (PHARM-Intern) Pharmacist - Intern

Essential Functions

• Identifies critical issues, prioritize workload and communicate to appropriate personnel any issues in a timely manner
• Completes all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competencies
• Interacts in person and by phone with hospital personnel politely and appropriately
• Accurately maintains required documentation logs
• Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements
• Maintains medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements throughout the organization
• Accurately Performs audits (i.e.: anesthesia, overrides, billing, etc.)
• Performs quality control and performance improvement functions as assigned
• Accurately performs and documents monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned
• Accurately performs basic billing functions
• Affords assistance to pharmacists in clinical reviews as assigned (i.e.: medication reconciliation, triaging reports, etc.)
• Accurate and safely compounds and labels medications and parenteral admixtures
• Always utilizes aseptic techniques in the preparation of parenteral compounding
• Compliant with all USP 797 shift/daily/monthly requirements (i.e.: cleaning laminar airflow cabinets and biological safety cabinets, wearing personal protective equipment, etc.)
• Absolutely obtains a final check from the pharmacist before releasing any prepared parenteral compounds, before packaging any medication, or dispensing any medication
• Prepares all work records needed for the day at their designated times including the Discontinued, Transfers, and Discharges Lists of parenteral preparations and efficiently processes these reports before they are dispensed to the patient care areas
• Compounds chemotherapy preparation per established protocol
• Accurately transports medications and other pharmacy supplies in a timely manner to appropriate areas
• Fills orders in the pharmacy
• Processes medication returns and restocking to the pharmacy
• Proficient in automated dispensing systems
• Performs daily ADC routines as assigned (i.e.: restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.)
• Troubleshoots ADC issues (i.e.: orders not coming across, drawer failures, medication jams, communication failures, etc.)
• Able to reconfigure Automatic Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs)
• Able to perform ADC build and set up functions
• Under direction, will adjust medication
• Utilizes Medications Not Loaded report to load appropriate Medications in ADC
• Under direction, will perform ADC expiration Audits
• Narcotic Discrepancy Audits-Investigates discrepancies to determine if true discrepancy and completes Audit document and/or incident report as appropriate
• Replenishes ADCs, emergency cart trays and floor stock accurately and as needed
• Maintains drug supplies in a cost effective manner and identifies opportunities to minimize waste
• Manages drug supplies in a cost effective manner and identifies opportunities to minimize waste
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

HCA Florida Capital Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note

We are reviewing applications for our Pharmacy Technician II opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!