Technician I - Pharmacy - Part Time- Evenings- Jdch- $1250 Sign On Bonus: Jdch - Pharmacy

Summary

The registered pharmacy technician I works under the direct supervision of licensed pharmacists to provide distributive pharmacy services and support to the pharmacy department. Additionally, provides a high level of assistance in distribution, dispensing, and compounding of non-sterile medications, and related supplies in compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Assists with customer service and patient needs, including answering telephones, managing work queues and completing medication histories.
• Prepares, fills, receives, delivers, stocks and restocks medication inventory and supplies for the pharmacy department and drug storage areas. Repackages bulk medications.
• Maintains and supports medication distribution systems and distribution channels, including automated dispensing cabinets, code carts, trays and kits.
• Completes other responsibilities as assigned in support of pharmacy operations and within the pharmacy technician scope of practice.
• Performs prescription data entry in pharmacy system when applicable.
• Process medication charges/credits when applicable.
• Responsible for assiting with orientation and training of new pharmacy technicians and students students.
• Prepares non-sterile compounded medications, including hazardous medications and cross trains in more advance functions when deem appropriate

Essential

Competencies and skills:

• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• AUTOMATED DISPENSING SYSTEMS: Operates pharmacy automated dispensing systems.
• MEDICATION FILLS: Fills medication accurately.
• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• DISPENSING OF MEDICATION: Follows defined policies and procedures when dispensing medications.
• MEDICATION SAFETY - TECH: Utilizes processes and techniques to promote medication safety.
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.

Education

Credentials:

Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician - FL

Other Information

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work well with others in a team with minimal supervision. Demonstrate the ability to respond positively in a stressful environment and meet the physical demands of the department.

Required Work Experience: Experience preferred, but not required.

Essential

Working conditions:

• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg 60.00%
• Keyboard Entry 80.00%
• Hearing Acuity 80.00%
• Heating Devices 60.00%
• Walking 80.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory 40.00%
• Squatting 80.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste 40.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 40.00%
• Seeing - Far 80.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens 40.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids 60.00%
• Kneeling 40.00%
• Depth Perception 80.00%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Latex 80.00%
• Sitting 80.00%
• Bending and Stooping 80.00%
• Dust 80.00%
• Reaching 80.00%
• Computer Monitor 80.00%
• Taste Discrimination 40.00%
• Running 60.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts 80.00%
• Hazardous Medication 80.00%
• Smelling Acuity 60.00%
• Climbing 40.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 100.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects 80.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces 60.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals 80.00%
• Standing 80.00%
• Audible Speech 80.00%
• Distinguish Color 80.00%
• Magnetic Fields 60.00%
• Potential Electric Shock 40.00%
• Fire Risk 40.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals 80.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 100.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm 80.00%
• Seeing - Near 80.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Domestic Animals 40.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes 60.00%

Organizational Profile

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a 226 bed free-standing children’s hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located near Fort Lauderdale. The hospital is currently undergoing a 4-story vertical expansion to double the number of floors and to continue to meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest care for children in the region.

JDCH is one of 6 hospitals that are part of Memorial Healthcare System, the 3rd largest public health system in the country. Memorial delivers nearly 14,000 babies per year in 3 hospitals and has 132 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – both level 2 and 3 (the state of Florida does not yet have a separate designation for level 4 care). JDCH has robust high-risk and congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two active programs in the state that does heart transplants. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News and World Report as number one in Florida and is one of the largest programs in the southeastern United States. JDCH also has robust Neurosciences, Hematology/Oncology and other specialized surgical programs (approximately 10,000 surgeries per year). They also have the area’s largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does mobile ECMO. JDCH serves over 375,000 children per year from around the state. Approximately 100,000 children are cared for in our 3 emergency rooms across the county per year. JDCH’s services continue to grow with the opening of the new specialty center/ambulatory surgery center in Palm Beach County in 2018 and a new ambulatory pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in 2021.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical research to basic science investigation via affiliations with nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for Discovery and Innovation (PIDI). Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has an established pediatric residency program and deep relationships with other hospital providers and universities.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services – delivered with kindness, dedication and compassion.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.