Pharmacy Technician - APMC Pharmacy - Full Time / Night Shift

Position Summary:

 

 

 

ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing
compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156
licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s
Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top
Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing
excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from
the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central
Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health
Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma
Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals
and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s
east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over
100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we
serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE
education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin
your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.
“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

 

Arnold Palmer Hospital is seeking for Pharmacy Technician III to assist with operational and all distribution responsibilities as they are related to Pharmacy Technician functions including Orlando Health software and hardware systems.

 

This position will support both Arnold Palmer Hospital and Winnie Palmer Hospital

 

Shift: VFT - Night

Responsibilities:

• 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, 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.
• Maintains the controlled substance vault and perpetual inventory and other documentation files depending on the needs of the department.
• Completes special projects as assigned.
• Participates in the training of new pharmacy technicians and may verify final competency as needed.
• Maintains advanced expertise in and actively covers technician services in a specialized practice area (e.g. medication history acquisition-controlled substance inventory management).

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.