Lead Pharmacy Technician

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Southern Regional Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Southern Regional Medical Center is a non-profit, 331-bed full-service hospital serving the residents of Clayton County and southern crescent metro Atlanta communities. The hospital offers a complete line of services including Senior Care and Senior Behavioral Health Services; Emergency Services; Heart and Vascular; Advanced Imaging; Laboratory; Neuroscience Services; Rehabilitation; Sleep Diagnostic Center; Surgery/Robotic Surgery; Wound Care; and Women’s Health Services, including a Level III NICU. The hospital is certified accredited as a Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center. Learn more at southernregional.org .

Responsibilities

The Lead Pharmacy Technician is defined as someone who under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assist in the various activities of the pharmacy department not requiring the professional judgment of the pharmacist. The lead pharmacy technician also has supervisory and other responsibilities, such as Pyxis,�Meditech, and Drug Ordering Expertise. Duties include, but not limited to: technical duties such as maintaining patient records; setting-up, packaging and labeling medication doses; filling and dispensing routine orders for stock supplies of patient-care areas; maintaining inventories of drug supplies and mixing drugs with parenteral fluids. Other responsibilities include physician order entry, setting and updating the scheduling of technicians, supervising use of automated drug delivery equipment (Pyxis), maintaining quality assurance programs and generally overseeing the performance of pharmacy technicians. The scope of care provided includes: General Medicine/Surgical, Intensive Care Services, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Emergency Care, Transitional Care, Geriatrics and Outpatient Services.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

1. Minimum of five (5) years current hospital pharmacy technician experience required.
2. Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) required or obtained within 6 months of hire date.
3. State Pharmacy Technician License/Registration required (if required by state regulations).
4. Proficiency with various computer systems, EHR, ADS, and drug preparation or delivery systems.
5. High school diploma or equivalent.
6. Graduate of ASHP-accredited or equivalent pharmacy technician training program preferred.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

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