Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient/Part Time

Under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist and the Pharmacy Supervisor, Manager, or Director of Pharmacy Services, the Pharmacy Technician II – Inpatient performs technical and clerical duties in support of the hospital's medication distribution and sterile compounding programs. Responsibilities include preparing, packaging, labeling, distributing, and delivering medications; preparing intravenous medications; replenishing automated dispensing cabinets; maintaining medication and supply inventories; receiving, storing, and distributing pharmaceuticals, including controlled substances; and supporting emergency cart management throughout the hospital. The Pharmacy Technician II utilizes pharmacy information systems to enter, retrieve, and maintain confidential patient and medication information, process medication charges and credits, and generate required reports. Additional responsibilities include conducting quality assurance and inventory activities, collecting data for performance improvement initiatives, monitoring medication storage and expiration dates, and delivering pharmaceutical supplies to patient care areas. The position works collaboratively with pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure the safe, accurate, and timely delivery of pharmaceutical services.

• Attends departmental staff meetings, daily huddles, daily hand-offs and all other departmental communications to remain informed of departmental and organizational updates to process, policy, procedure, and other updates.
• Fills, delivers, replenishes, and accurately maintains medications and supplies for automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs), patient-specific medication orders, nursing units, perioperative areas, and ancillary departments in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Prepares sterile compounded products, intravenous admixtures, and syringes using approved aseptic techniques and established quality and safety standards; inspects finished products for accuracy, quality, clarity, and proper labeling prior to pharmacist verification.
• Assembles materials, generate labels and worklists, and prepares medications for pharmacist verification and distribution.; pre-packages, labels, and prepares unit-dose medications, bulk manufactured products, and other pharmaceutical products as permitted and directed by pharmacists and departmental procedures.
• Maintains pharmacy and clean room inventory through stock replenishment, expiration-date monitoring, stock rotation, recycling, supply ordering, and adherence to sterile compounding and infection prevention standards.
• Prepares, distributes, transports, documents, and maintains accountability for controlled substances in compliance with hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and departmental procedures.
• Receives, unpacks, transports, stores, stocks, distributes, and disposes of hazardous medications, including chemotherapy agents, in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and safety standards.
• Performs authorized technician-check-technician verification activities for automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) restocking and inventory management.
• Conducts monthly nursing unit and department inspections; monitors medication storage conditions, expiration dates, and product integrity; inspects medications for barcode scanning functionality and compliance with unit-dose packaging requirements, including one-tablet-per-package standards; reports unusual occurrences and support compliance with medication safety standards, regulatory requirements, and departmental policies.
• Processes medication charges and credits, maintain workload statistics and required records, generate reports and labels, and complete documentation accurately and timely.
• Maintains pharmacy and work areas in a clean, organized, and compliant condition through routine cleaning, disinfection, and equipment maintenance.
• Collaborates effectively with pharmacists, nursing staff, and other healthcare team members to ensure safe, accurate, and timely medication distribution and pharmaceutical services throughout the organization.

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician State of Florida Upon Hire Required or
• Pharmacist Intern State of Florida Upon Hire Required

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse