Description

St. Francis Hospital Memphis

Saint Francis Hospital Memphis is a 510-bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care to the Mid-South community. As a comprehensive medical center, Saint Francis Hospital Memphis features a broad spectrum of tertiary and acute care, outpatient services and specialty areas including Women’s Services, Surgical Services, Bariatric Center of Excellence and Behavioral Health. Other acute care areas include Emergency Room, Critical Care, Med/ Surge and Telemetry. 

Pharmacy Technician PRN Rotating Position Summary

The individual in this position acts under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and provides assistance in dispensing functions, including: purchasing, inventory control of all drug classes, sterile product preparation and associated equipment maintenance, and automated dispensing cabinet equipment and inventory maintenance. Also performs technical duties to maintain pharmaceutical dispensing functions to all neonate, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including inpatients and outpatients.

Responsibilities

Fill and label medications

Stock medications into pharmacy inventory

Restock automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs)

Maintain adequate medication stock levels and proper storage of medications

Deliver medications to patient care areas

Attend to medication requests and phone calls

Assist in Pharmacy quality assurance activities

Comply with state and federal regulatory requirements, Joint Commission standards and Tenet and hospital policies and procedures

Assist pharmacists in performing various duties as assigned

Education

Required: High School Graduate or equivalent

Experience

Preferred: Hospital Experience

Certification

Required:  Registered Pharmacy Technician license or Pharmacy Technician certification, as required by State law; or, must obtain within one year.