What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician position at BrightSpring Health Services?
Our Company
PharMerica
Overview
At PharMerica, we offer a closed-door pharmacy environment where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long-term care and senior living clients. We are in high growth mode, which means advancement opportunities for individuals who are looking for career progression.
What We Offer
- DailyPay
- Flexible schedules
- Competitive pay
- Shift differential
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Company-paid STD and LTD
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Discount Program
- 401k
- Paid-time off
Our Pharmacy group focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other specialized care centers nationwide. If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care, come join our team.
Responsibilities
- Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy.
- Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels.
- Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy.
- May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves, and remove out-of-date items from the inventory.
- Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner.
- May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction.
- Assists in the training of new employees.
- Also performs at least one of the following:
- Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room;
- Works with automated machines to prepack drugs;
- Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identifying expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand;
- Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry).
- Mixes/packaged IV medications, sanitizes the IV room, equipment, and hood.
- Servicesthe facility-based medication dispensing machines(e.g., RxNow).
Qualifications
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- A High School diploma or equivalent.
- Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology.
- The ability to operate a computer and recognize and identify medications.
- Detail-oriented skills, goal-oriented mindset, team player attitude, effective oral communication.
- A Pharmacy Technician license.
About Our Line of Business
PharMerica is a full-service pharmacy solution providing value beyond medication. We are the long-term care pharmacy services provider of choice for senior living communities, skilled nursing facilities, public health organizations, and post-acute care organizations. PharMerica is one of the nation's largest pharmacy companies. We offer unmatched employee development, an exceptional company culture, seemingly endless opportunities for advancement, and the highest hiring goals in decades.
