Lead Pharmacy Technician - Southern Home Care Services, Inc.
Louisville, KY
About the Job
| ID | 2024-152817 | Line of Business | PharMerica | Position Type | Full-Time |
PharMerica
Join our PharMerica team! PharMerica is a closed-door pharmacy where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long-term care and senior living clients. We offer a non-retail pharmacy environment. Our organization is in high growth mode, which means advancement opportunities for individuals who are looking for career progression!
Shift: Monday-Friday 2:30p-11p; alternating weekends 10a-630p
We offer:
- Shift differential
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Company paid STD and LTD
- Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement
- Employee Discount Program
- 401k
- Paid-time off
Our Pharmacy group focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other specialized care centers nationwide. If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care come join our team and apply today!
* Participates in orientation, training, competency assessment, and evaluation of Pharmacy Technicians.
* Monitors work flow and reassigns Pharmacy Technicians as needed.
* Prepares Pharmacy Technician schedules to meet the needs of the pharmacy.
* Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy.
* Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding.
* May perform the following:
o Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room.
o Works with automated machines to prepack drugs.
o Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand.
o Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry).
o Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood.
o Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow).
* Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner.
* Ensure technician adherence to local, state, and federal regulations.
* Performs other tasks as assigned.
* Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.
* To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Each essential function is required, although reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Learning Experience
* Required: HS diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
* Required: Experience in an LTC pharmacy setting
* Desired: Prior supervisory experience
Skills/Knowledge
* Required: Basic understanding of drugs, medication terminology, and metric system; ability to operate a computer.
* Desired: Workflow management skills; scheduling skills; performance management
Res-Care, Inc., dba BrightSpring Health Services (“ResCare”), is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ResCare does not discriminate against any person on the basis of gender, r ace, color, national origin, r eligion, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity or s exual orientation in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment, or on the basis of gender in its health programs and activities.