TITLE: Pharmacy Technician /Hospital setting

LOCATION: Buckeye Lake, Ohio

Now is your chance to join a Forbes magazine top 100 hospital where career growth and opportunity await you.

They are committed to building healthcare teams whose care exceeds the expectations of their patients and community and are looking for quality talent who share the same values.

They’re nestled in a beautiful rural setting but close enough to the big city to enjoy that too!

If that sounds like the change you are looking for, please read on…

What you will be doing:

•Assists pharmacist in all aspects of drug preparation and distribution, including unit-of-use packaging, automated floor stock maintenance (PYXIS), unit inspection completion, drug box and crash cart replenishment and maintenance, and computer applications to support the overall program for pharmaceutical care.

•Specific to Pharmacy Tech position:

-Quickly and accurately prepares patient specific drug orders for final checks before dispensing by the pharmacist.

-Conducts patient/family interviews to determine current medications patients are taking.

-Performs certain checks on work completed by pharmacy technicians or other support personnel in order to expedite distribution functions and allowing professional staff more time for clinical support.

-Replenishes drug boxes and crash carts from various patient care areas of the hospital.

-Assists in providing educational in-service programs on distribution and automation systems in order to share the latest technology with care providers.

- Assists in the inventory of pharmaceuticals and working with purchasing staff so that stock outages are minimized and appropriate inventory levels are maintained.

•Specific to the Chemo IV Tech position:

-Responsible for daily surveillance and documentation of USP 797 and USP 800 environmental controls.

-Ensures completion of daily required cleaning of the IV ante and clean rooms.

-Supervises environmental service personnel for monthly IV ante and clean room terminal cleaning.

-Participates and completes routine surface sampling as required by USP 797 and USP 800 regulations.

-Maintains a working knowledge of the principles HEPA filtered unidirectional airflow and its effects on the compounding area.

-Completes annual competency as related to IV and chemotherapy compounding.

Additional info:

•The position is located east of Columbus.

•The pharmacy team is a good group and the Director is well respected in the organization.

Requirements

What they are looking for:

• Current registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician in the State of Ohio or eligible.

• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification required.

Hours and compensation potential:

• Positions available in hospital setting, outpatient setting and home infusion. Positions available for 32hrs and 40hrs a week and do require weekend rotation.

• Range is between $17.50hr-$24.72hr depending on experience and a full benefit package.

Benefits

Hours and compensation potential:

•  Position is full time. 1 week would be 4-10hr days starting at 8am or 9am and working main pharmacy. 1 week would be 3-12hr shifts and handling Med Rec.  Weekends are one a month from 9am-7:30pm.

•  Range is between $37500-$50,000 depending on experience and a full benefit package.