Pharmacy Technician, PRN

About the Role

Kindred Hospital South Florida - Coral Gables is a 55-bed freestanding long-term acute care hospital offering extended recovery care. We provide 24-hour clinical care seven days a week in partnership with your physician. Our facility is located less than 4 miles from downtown Coral Gables, surrounded by shops and restaurants.

Responsibilities

• Assists Pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication under direct supervision.
• Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and prepares labels for bottles.
• Fills orders with correct medications and prepares unit of use dosage when possible.
• Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to patients, computes charges, and enters data in computer.
• Prepares intravenous (IV) packs using aseptic technique with the laminar air flow hood.
• Generates required reports, including pick IV and production reports.
• Performs backup procedures correctly, recycles product as appropriate, and updates prep/expiration dates on recycled product.
• Prioritizes work (e.g., stats made first) and delivers IV solutions to proper locations.
• Restocks shelves, rotates stock, and properly disposes of non-recyclable solutions.
• Maintains IV refrigerator temperature log.
• Receives and stores incoming supplies, counts stock, and maintains inventory records in the computer.
• Returns medications to stock, rotates stock, and fills requisitions from nursing floors in a timely fashion.
• Calculates appropriate medication doses based on patient’s age (Adult and Geriatrics).
• Cleans equipment and sterilizes glassware according to prescribed methods.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• State Certification/Licensure if required by state.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy setting preferred.
• Basic understanding of the role and use of a computer in processing prescription orders with minimum word processing skills.

Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication with clinical staff.
• Self-motivated, self-directed with excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Good math and science skills.
• Good stress coping skills.
• Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
• Good and regular attendance.