The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Pharmacy Tech I - Central Pharmacy

  • The University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Jackson, MS
  • About 1 month ago

Job Description

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Job Requisition ID:
R00025740
Job Category:
Allied Health
Organization:
Central Pharmacy-Techs
Location/s:
Main Campus Jackson
Job Title:
Pharmacy Tech I - Central Pharmacy
Job Summary:
To prepare and distribute routine dosage orders. Prepackage pharmaceuticals, and prepare sterile compounds as directed. To measure, mix, count, label, and record amounts of dosages and prescriptions. Assist pharmacist in the dispensing of prescriptions.
Education & Experience
High school diploma/GED

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Pharmacy technician registration or Student-Controlled Substance Registration with the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of procedures and standards for the labeling and dispensing of prescribed medications. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers.

Responsibilities

  • Assists in the preparation and dispensing of prescriptions; counts, packages, and labels dosages. Prices and files prescriptions.
  • Adds measured drugs or nutrients to intravenous solutions under sterile conditions to prepare intravenous (IV) packs under supervision.
  • Participation in regulatory documentation and daily processes specific to area.
  • Maintains appropriate stock levels and informs supervisor of stock needs and shortages
    cleans and helps maintain equipment and work area per established procedures.
  • Accesses patient profiles and electronic health record as needed to accomplish assigned tasks
    participates in medication related charge documentation and submission activities.
  • The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional travelling to offsite locations, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
No
Pay Class:
Hourly
FTE %:
49
Work Shift:
Rotating
Benefits Eligibility:
Non-Benefits Eligible
Grant Funded:
Job Posting Date:
03/18/2024
Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):
03/19/2024

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