• Demonstrates, through behavior, AdventHealth’s Service Standards of Keep Me Safe, Own It, Make It Easy and Love me.

• Develops and maintains the skills necessary to be functional as a pharmacy technician. Maintains proficiency in operational programs, dispensing and compounding activities, hospital computer systems and medication systems, and established standard work parameters. Accurately responds to medication dispensing requests, prepares medications for pharmacist review/check, delivers checked medications to nursing units in a timely manner, and returns unused or expired medications to appropriate pharmacy areas.  Follows correct procedure for filling, recording and distributing pharmacy kits/carts/trays and interdepartmental product transfer requests.
• Works effectively with all members of the healthcare team to ensure the best outcome for the patient.  Prioritizes activities to ensure the delivery of accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication availability based on patient needs. Uses effective negotiation skills to resolve conflicts.  Assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among staff.
• Facilitates medication safety practices and continuous quality improvement.  Identifies, mitigates, and reports potential and actual medication errors.  Handles, processes, and appropriately disposes of all waste materials, including all levels of hazardous waste, within the department.  Appropriately uses Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Hazardous Medication Spill Kits in the event of a spill. 
• Promotes cost-effective drug therapy and actively participates in stewardship and medication waste prevention programs.

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

Minimum qualifications:

• Active enrollment in an intern program at a school or college of pharmacy
• Current, valid State of Florida Pharmacist Intern license
• Verbal communication, organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills
• Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and external customers
• Ability to follow direction from formal management personnel and informal supervisors (pharmacists) and at times, to work well without direct supervision
• Ability to keep accurate and complete records

Preferred qualifications: 

• Knowledge and competence in aseptic techniques and chemotherapy product preparation, including hazardous product handling
• Expertise in general hospital pharmacy operations (including medication dispensing and IV compounding) and hospital regulatory compliance
• Expertise with hospital computer systems, pharmacy technology, and pharmacy automation
• Expertise in USP 797 guidelines
• Expertise using Cerner pharmacy solutions and services
• Expertise using Pyxis automated dispensing technology
• Contemporary hospital pharmacy experience
• Practice experience in a large hospital (greater than 500 bed institution) and integrated healthcare system (three or more hospitals in system)