Job Description

NEEDED: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

LOCATION: 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, not to exceed 40 hours per week

QUALIFICATIONS:

US Citizen

• At a minimum, must have a medical/technical background obtained through education or on-the-job training in the pharmaceutical field and be a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Must have computer and typing skills.
• Have experience working as a Pharmacy Technician for at least six (6) months
• Have a certificate of training for Pharmacy Technician services.
• Shall provide proof of CPR certification
• Evidence of recent testing for immunity to Tuberculosis or other communicable disease.
• Must have knowledge of routine office related duties including working knowledge of computers, word processing programs and be able to type.
• Possess the ability to file various documents in chronological order.
• Possess good organizational skills, good interpersonal relationship skills and be able to work effectively with the medical staff.

JOB DUTIES:

• Required to accurately input a minimum of 25 prescriptions per hour.
• Reading and interpreting prescriptions and medication orders written by medical staff, selection and retrieval of medications of correct strength and dosage from prescribed, transcribing prescription data to labels using typewriters or computer systems, preparing prescriptions for review by a pharmacist prior to dispensing, and giving pertinent patient instructions when appropriate.
• Will not fill, issue and/or deal in any way with DEA controlled substances but can be responsible for the running of all pill lines upon proper orientation by the Pharmacist.
• Will assist the Pharmacist in ensuring that only medications listed in the approved BOP Formulary are dispensed and will ensure that requests for non-formulary medications are initiated and submitted to the Pharmacist for approval.
• Be proficient in maintaining adequate inventories of all medications and medical supplies and preparing the proper paperwork for replenishment of inventory, as well as maintaining an expiration date log to ensure that no outdated or expired stock remains in the inventory.
• Will assist in updating patient education literature, assisting in improvement of performance studies and assist the Pharmacist in meeting policy guidelines for the AICs.
• Will prepare recommended supply lists to order pharmaceuticals,
• Maintain the pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion,
• Maintain stock of appropriate forms utilized in the Pharmacy Department
• Shall, in the absence of the Pharmacist, maintain the Pharmacy operation, within guidelines governing the duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
• Prescriptions must be reviewed by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.

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