Pharmacy Technician III - Orlando Health -Health Central Hospital - Pool

Position Summary

Orlando Health is a 3,200-bed system that includes 15 wholly-owned hospitals and emergency departments; rehabilitation services, cancer institutes, heart institutes, imaging and laboratory services, wound care centers, physician offices for adults and pediatrics, skilled nursing facilities, an in-patient behavioral health facility, home healthcare services in partnership with LHC Group, and urgent care centers in partnership with CareSpot Urgent Care. Nearly 4,200 physicians, representing more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties have privileges across the Orlando Health system, which employs nearly 22,000 team members. Areas of clinical excellence are orthopedics, heart and vascular, cancer care, neurosciences, surgery, pediatric specialties, neonatology, women’s health and trauma.

Position Summary

Assists with operational and all distribution responsibilities as they are related to Pharmacy Technician functions including Orlando Health software and hardware systems.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates an understanding of safety, emergency, and risk management procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the hospital mission, personnel policies, philosophy, goals, customer service, and objectives of
  
  

the Pharmacy and Orlando Health.

• Demonstrates familiarity with the general duties and processes of the Pharmacy department.
• Demonstrates the ability to Identify and utilize resources and departments for customer service and patient care, based upon need,
  
  

availability, and responsibility of resources.

• Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures, consistent with operating instructions, safety
  
  

regulations and policy and procedures.

• Performs the basic Pharmacy Technician procedures required by the assigned area consistent with scientific principles, policy, and
  
  

procedures.

• Performs the basic buyer procedures including drug procurement required by the department and consistent with departmental
  
  

principles and Orlando Health policies and procedures.

• Accurately assists the Pharmacist in all duties pertaining to the medication distribution including proper aseptic techniques for
  
  

admixture of various types of medication (e.g. chemotherapy) and functionally performing tasks / procedures associated with

automated dispensing cabinets.

• Maintains USP 797 standards and other regulatory required documentation.
• Maintains safe handling and proper disposal requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining controlled substance vault and perpetual inventory and other documentation files depending on the
  
  

needs of the department.

• Responsible for special project completion as assigned.
• Participates in the training of new pharmacy technicians if needed
• Maintains advanced expertise in and actively covers technician services in a specialized practice area (e.g. medication history
  
  

acquisition-controlled substance inventory management).

• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state,
  
  

and local standards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Training

High school diploma or equivalent.

Licensure/Certification

Maintains current Pharmacy Technician registration with the Florida State Board of Pharmacy.

Current Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate (CPht) received through a nationally recognized program (e.g., Pharmacy

Technician Certification Board – PTCB, Institute of Pharmacy Technicians – ICPT) is required.

Maintenance of current certification is required.

Experience

Greater than four (4) years of experience as a pharmacy technician