What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician position at Little River Medical Center, Inc.?
Pharmacy Technician
JOB SUMMARY:
The Pharmacy Technician will work under the direct supervision of the Center’s Pharmacists and Pharmacy Director and will assist in the daily operations of the Pharmacy Department. This employee will be assigned a primary in-house pharmacy location to work at to fulfill the hours that are dedicated to work as a pharmacy technician within the Center; however, from time to time it may be necessary for the employee to work at another in-house pharmacy location to help cover pharmacy operations in the event of planned or unplanned absences of other pharmacy staff members.
WHY LRMC:
Little River Medical Center is a non-profit community health center within Horry County. At Little River Medical Center, we strive to offer exceptional health services and deliver quality, compassionate care to everyone. We provide a wide range of affordable health and support services for every family.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, however are not limited to:
- Must be able to perform pharmacy-related functions, generally working under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.
- Having excellent communication skills to work professionally and amicably with patients and fellow employees while performing pharmacy technician duties.
- Being computer literate and can learn software programs that are essential to performing pharmacy technician duties.
- Being able to execute the duties required of being a pharmacy technician at prescription drop off, production, and pick-up.
- Tasks such as receiving and translating prescription orders given to patients from prescribing practitioners, producing those prescription orders, and ultimately distributing those prescription orders to patients at the point of delivery.
- Assisting in preparing prescription orders.
- Pharmacy Technicians should be able to effectively communicate and deliver accurate information to patients, other Pharmacy team members and Medical Staff personnel involved in the patient’s care.
- Checking the pharmacy inventory for outdated medications.
- Unpacking/Checking orders received from the drug wholesaler to accuracy.
- Generating and submitting replenishment orders of drugs and devices to the wholesaler.
- Maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
- Participating in in-service trainings, staff meetings and continuing education as required.
- The Pharmacy Technicians must be able to meet the physical demands of the job and have excellent attendance; work locations and hours may vary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, the employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements of this position listed both above and below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required by the employee to be successful in this role that they are assigned to. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all these essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- High School diploma or GED is required.
- Must possess SC Pharmacy Technician license and be in good standing with the SC Pharmacy Board. (South Carolina State Certified Technician License preferred).
- Experience in the role of being a pharmacy technician in a retail/hospital pharmacy setting is preferred but not required.
LRMC offers benefits such as:
- Medical, Vision & Dental insurance.
- Employer matched 403B Retirement Plan.
- Paid Vacation time, Sick time, & Holiday's. As well as paid qualifying Administrative Leave.
- Employer Paid Health Benefits: Life / AD&D Policies, Short/Long Term Disability, and a Employee Assistant Plan.
