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Form of workAll the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
Our 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: Part Time
Shift: Days (Rotating Weekends)
The community you'll be caring for:
- Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
- We offer great benefits with immediate Health Insurance coverage
- Career growth and advancement potential
- Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
- AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
- We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year
The role you'll contribute:
Medication History Technicians perform a complex process that affects all patients as they move through all health care settings. They compare the patient's current medication regimen against the physician's admission, transfer, and/or discharge orders to identify discrepancies.
The value you'll bring to the team:
The Medication History Technicians perform medication reconciliation, which is a process to decrease medication errors and patient harm in the following ways:
- Obtaining, verifying, and documenting the patient's current prescription and over-the-counter medications-including vitamins, supplements, eye drops, creams, ointments, inhalers and herbals- when he or she is admitted to the hospital or is seen in an outpatient setting.
- Considering the patient's pre-admission/home medication list when ordering medicines during a hospital encounter and continuing home medications as appropriate, and comparing the patient's pre-admission/home medication list to ordered medicines and treatment plans to identify unintended discrepancies (i.e., those not explained by the patient's clinical condition or formulary status).
- Verifying the patient's home medication list and discussing unintended discrepancies with the physician for resolution.
- Providing an updated medication list and communicating the importance of managing medication information to the patient when he or she is discharged from the hospital or at the end of an outpatient encounter
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Must have 1500 hours work experience under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or must have completed or be enrolled in a Board of Pharmacy approved training program OR
- be a graduate of a non-US college of pharmacy
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
- Hospital experience as a technician
- Oncology admixture experience
- High School graduate or G.E.D. certification.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
- Must be registered with the State of Florida Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician
- OR
- possess a Florida Pharmacy intern registration as a non-US school of pharmacy graduate
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED:
- Current PTCB or ICPT certification
