Certified Pharmacy Technician -FMC Part-Time Intermittent

About Us:

The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans.

OhioMHAS Ohio Pharmacy Services is recruiting for a Part-time Intermittent Certified Pharmacy Technician at Franklin Medical Center (FMC)

Work Hours: Vary

What You'll Do:

This position will assist in filling orders for prescription drugs & pharmaceutical supplies under personal supervision of pharmacist:

• Procure and distribute medication orders per pharmacist request and completes prearranged work assignments according to established policies, procedures, and protocols (e.g., accurately fills prescription labels and stock requisitions
• Replenishes medications for night drug room
• Delivers medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas per established schedule)
• Prepares IV Admixtures (e.g. accurately prepares intravenous admixtures or other sterile products with appropriate sterile technique under direct pharmacist supervision
• performs IV round of nursing units and determines adherence to IV dosing schedule and researches discrepancies; maintains IV room medication inventory
• Cleans IV room/compound hood according to guidelines)
• Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies (e.g., assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations
• Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date
• Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs
• Prepackages bulk medications in unit dose packages
• Determines need for controlled substance medication floor stock
• Prepares accurate dispensing and transfer records)
• Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the department: (e.g., picks up medications for return from patient care areas when on delivery rounds
• Accurately enters charges and credits for patient medications
• Answers the telephone in an appropriate manner and directs calls to appropriate personnel; answers requests at window
• Makes stat deliveries to patient care areas when requested
• Organizes and prioritizes work assignments
• Accurately maintains logs, records and other required documentation
• Files documentation in appropriate locations
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication skills
• Keeps pharmacy areas clean, neat and well organized
• Keeps pharmacy equipment clean)

Whats in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employees salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.