Pharmacy Technician
Aiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease. Additionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health, emergency medical care, orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services, imaging, and wound care.
Position Description: Under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assists in the various activities of the pharmacy department not requiring the professional judgment of the pharmacist. Such duties include, but are not limited to, maintaining patient records, setting up, packaging and labeling medication doses, filling and dispensing routine orders for stock supplies of patient-care areas; refilling and inventorying automated dispensing machines, maintaining inventories of medication supplies; and mixing medications with parental fluids. Technicians must function in strict accordance with standard, written procedures and guidelines with deviation approved by the supervising pharmacist.
Duties:
- Processes medication orders or prescriptions
- Accurately and safely compounds medications and IV admixtures in acceptable dosage forms
- Appropriately packages and dispenses pre-manufactured dosage forms
- Collects patient-specific data to assist the pharmacist in designing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and modifying patient pharmacotherapy
- Operates and uses appropriate techniques within systems for storage, preparation, and dispensing of medicinal agents
Benefit Highlights:
- Unlimited employee referral bonus program
- Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
- Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans
- Tuition/certification reimbursement after 6 months
- Culture of excellence employee recognition program
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Clinical nursing ladder opportunities
- SoFi student loan refinancing program
- 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!
About Universal Health Services:
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
Qualifications Requirements:
- Graduate of Pharmacy Technician program desired
- Previous experience in healthcare setting preferred
- Must have and maintain current S.C. pharmacy technician certification
EEO Statement:
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.