**Description** **Introduction** Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Pharmacy Technician Specialist PRN with HCA Florida West Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back! **Benefits** HCA Florida West Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards) **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the HCA Florida West Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician Specialist PRN to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential! **Job Summary and Qualifications** The Pharmacy Technician Specialist is responsible for accurately performing advanced and basic pharmacy technician functions in a timely manner. In addition, they are responsible for performing duties associated with Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs), other specialized duties and/or leadership roles as assigned by the pharmacy management team. **Duties (included but not limited to):** + Identifies critical issues, prioritize workload and communicate to appropriate personnel any issues in a timely manner + Completes all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competency Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements + Interacts in person and by phone with hospital personnel politely and appropriately. Accurately maintains and coordinates required documentation logs + Provide direction and training to other technicians as assigned. + Assists in the supervision of other technicians to ensure that policies and procedures and regulatory requirements are uniformly and consistently followed. + Responsible for maintaining medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements throughout the organization + Accurately performs audits (i.e. anesthesia, overrides, billing, etc.) as assigned. + Performs and monitors compliance for quality control and performance improvement functions as assigned Accurately performs and documents monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned + Performs and supervises other technicians for administrative billing functions as assigned Completes and monitors OR charges in a timely manner as assigned + Assists the pharmacists in clinical reviews as assigned (i.e. medication reconciliation, triaging reports, etc). Performs Technician scheduling as assigned + Accurately performs required calculations + Accurately and safely compounds and label medications and parenteral admixtures Always utilizes aseptic techniques in the preparation of parenteral compounding + Compliant with all USP 797 daily/monthly requirements (i.e. Cleaning laminar airflow cabinets and biological safety cabinets, wearing personal protective equipment, etc.) + Always obtains a final check from the pharmacist before releasing any prepared parenteral compounds, before packaging any medication, or dispensing any medication + Prepares and monitors all work records needed for day at their designated times including the Discontinued, Transfers, and Discharges Lists of parenteral preparations and efficiently processes these reports before they are dispensed to the patient care areas + Compounds chemotherapy preparation per established protocol + Ensures that medications and other pharmacy supplies are accurately transported in a timely manner to appropriate areas + Accurately fills orders in the pharmacy + Ensures that medication returns are consistently and timely restocked in the pharmacy. Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) Super User/Trainer + Performing daily ADC routines as assigned (i.e. restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.) and provides oversight of these activities for appropriate inventory management + Coordinates and communicates with the appropriate support personnel. Performs trouble shooting (see tech II) and addresses all problems appropriately + Assist in education of new pharmacy ADC users and serve as a resource to both pharmacy and nursing staff for problems and/or questions. + Manages the ADC’s formulary for new medications. Will communicate with individual ADC users when errors are made and re-educate as to correct procedures. + Adjusts ADC Max and Par appropriately using everyday usage as well as quarterly Rx Auditor Removes Medications from ADC appropriately due to non-usage + Utilizes the Medications Not Loaded report to load appropriate Medications in ADC . Manages user database ADC Expiration Audits – enforces policy to reduce waste/expirations + Assists with narcotic ordering and maintains inventory as assigned + NarcStation/CII Safe Expiration Audits – Works with purchaser and Director of Pharmacy + NarcStation/CII Safe- Load/Unload Audits – Audits records to make sure NarcStation is being utilized appropriately Narcotic Discrepancy Audits – Investigates Discrepancies to determine if true discrepancy and completes Audit sheets and/or incidence reports as appropriate. + Upload ADC data for data management software/diversion surveillance/ADC optimization Replenishes ADCs, emergency cart trays and floor stock accurately and as needed Establish and maintain daily batch reports + Monitor ADT activities and appropriately correct any problems Accurately packages and prepares medications for dispensing as assigned + Appropriately and timely notifies the pharmacy inventory manager/buyer of products that need to be reordered. Complies and supervises ongoing processes to monitor outdates as per policy and procedures + Performs receiving and check in of medication/supply orders as defined in policy and notifies the pharmacy inventory manager/buyer of any shortages, overages or product damage. + Manages drug supplies in a cost effective manner and identifies opportunities to minimize waste. Performs the role of the Inventory Manager/buyer when that person is not available or as assigned. + Works with Inventory Manager, IV room and utilizes EXP reports to reduce expirations and waste in the ADC Identifies, analyzes and evaluates data from a variety of sources as assigned. + Perform other duties as assigned + Practice and adhere to the “ Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement” **What qualifications you will need:** + High School Diploma or equivalent required + Associate or Bachelor degree preferred + Minimum of 3 years of hospital experience + Supervisor experience preferred + National Certification (CPhT) required + Active Registered pharmacy technician, as per State requirements, in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy HCA Florida West Hospital is a 515-bed facility. We are proud to be the area's leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are the area's first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Our hospital is the first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation. We have an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We provide a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children. We have a Kid’s ER dedicated to our youngest patients. We are the area’s only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital. Our facility has a behavioral health facility. We offer services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, oncology, and orthopedics. Other services that we offer include robotic-assisted surgery, critical care, and neurology/neurosurgery. We also offer urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and pulmonary and rehabilitative medicine. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Pharmacy Technician Specialist PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.