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Form of workOur promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: PRN
Shift: Schedule Varies
The community you'll be caring for:
AdventHealth Apopka is a seven-story, 120-bed hospital offering an extensive range of services including expanded surgical services, advanced surgical suites and a catheterization lab
The hospital also features a 30,000-square-foot emergency department with pediatric-friendly beds, imaging services, a full-service cafeteria, chapel, gift shop and on-site fire station
The hospital opened in December 2017, replacing the 50-bed hospital that AdventHealth had operated in downtown Apopka for more than four decades
The role you'll contribute:
Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. 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. Performs duties necessary for the effective daily operation of all department services and programs. 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.
The value you'll bring to the team:
- Pharmacy Operations
- 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 and actively provides coverage of at least two of the following:
- Central/distributive pharmacy operations
- Sterile compounding
- Decentral/ Automated Dispensing Cabinet delivery pharmacy operations
- Controlled substance Handling AND at least one of the following:
- Hazardous Medication Sterile Compounding
- Quality Assurance & USP required sampling
- Technician Inventory Check (i.e., tech check tech where authorized)
- Medication History
- Supporting Clinical Services
- Purchasing and Inventory Management -OR- Maintains knowledge of the following:
- Central/Distributive Pharmacy
- IV Room/Sterile compounding
- Decentral/ Automated Dispensing Cabinet delivery pharmacy operations
- Controlled Substances handling AND performs primary job function as:
- Medication History technician OR Inventory specialist
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- High School degree or equivalent
- One year of hospital pharmacy experience (Retail or ambulatory experience acceptable for medication history function in lieu of hospital experience)
PREFERRED:
- Associates degree or technical degree in a related field or specific certification related to the position, preferably in a physical science, business or healthcare
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
- Applicable State Pharmacy Technician Registration (RPT)
- IV Compounding experience, if applicable per state legislation
- Current certification from Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT), OR from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
