Pharmacy Technician IIWinter Garden, FL

Pharmacy Technician Ii

At AdventHealth Winter Garden, which is one of the newest AdventHealth facilities in Central Florida, we're dedicated to providing exceptional care. And to us, that means expanding our footprint and bringing specialty services close to home and 400 new jobs to the area. Our newly constructed inpatient tower will provide space for 80 beds and services like advanced gynecology, cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, neurology, orthopedics, primary care, spine health and urology and help us get closer to our mission of helping the community of Central Florida feel whole.

Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.

Primary responsibility is the provision of medication distributive functions and pharmacy operational tasks, which includes but is not limited to assisting the pharmacist with all duties of preparing and dispensing of medications, inventory management, and regulatory compliance. Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, performs duties necessary for the effective daily operation of all department services and programs, including the compounding, dispensing, charging, and delivery of medications to the patients. Accurately responds to medication dispensing requests, prepares medications for pharmacist final review/check, delivers checked medications, and returns unused or expired medications to appropriate pharmacy areas. Prepares sterile products such as IV solutions, piggyback containers, irrigations, TPNs, prefilled syringes, reconstituting of medications under aseptic conditions. Keeps work area and equipment clean and neat. Performs various clerical and specialized duties. Helps in the training of pharmacy technician I and newly hired pharmacy technicians. Accurately refills and conducts inventory of medication dispensing systems and accurately loads and unloads medications as directed. Assists in recording and distribution of large and small volume IV solutions. Performs all necessary tasks related to front reception area. Serves the needs of neonatal, pediatric, adult, adolescent, and geriatric patients. Provides distributive pharmacy services and technical support for the pharmacist, performing activities or tasks in specialty pharmacy services. Assists pharmacists in promoting an organized and functional pharmacy service, prepares medications for dispensing, and maintains records. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Actively performs all pharmacy technician functions and maintains active proficiency in standard work parameters, hospital and pharmacy specific computer systems, and operational programs
• Maintains operational expertise and competency in, and actively provides coverage of at least two of the following:
• Central/Distributive operations
• Sterile compounding
• Decentral/ Automated Dispensing Cabinet delivery pharmacy operations

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

• Minimum qualifications:
• High School Grad or Equivalent
• Registered Pharmacy Technician
• If applicable to facility Sterile Compounding Certification
• Preferred qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in a physical science, business or healthcare
• One year of contemporary hospital pharmacy, retail or ambulatory experience
• Current certification from Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or from the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT)

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.