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Oceans Healthcare

Pharmacy Technician

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A Pharmacy Technician works under the direction of a pharmacist to dispense prescription medications. Serves customers and helps to fill prescriptions. Works in a retail pharmacy or healthcare facility.

$38,710 / year median in Mississippi

+9% projected growth

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Job Description

Oceans Healthcare will expand behavioral health services in Jackson. Oceans Healthcare of Jackson, a 77-bed facility will expand inpatient capacity for adult and senior behavioral health patients and add new services, including an intensive outpatient program. The freestanding hospital will be located on the St. Dominic's campus. Under the direction of a licensed pharmacist, selects and prepares medications, pharmaceutical products, and intravenous admixtures. Assists in the dispensing and distribution of medications. Maintains pharmacy merchandise and equipment. Reviews medication cassettes for returned medication; unit doses medication; transports pharmacy merchandise. Performs other duties as required.
Essential Functions:
Prepare medications and supplies for dispensing including: pre-packing bulk medications compounding ointments, creams, oral solutions, and other medications compounding total parenteral nutrition solutions compounding large-volume intravenous mixtures compounding small-volume IVPB mixtures preparing prescriptions for outpatients checking and unit dosing medication. Performed on a regular basis. Control and audit narcotics / stock substance, on a regular basis. Prepare inventories, order drugs and supplies from the storeroom, receive drugs and stock shelves in various pharmacy locations on a regular basis. Perform monthly inspections, maintain workload records, and collect quality-assurance data. Transport medications, drug-delivery devices, and other pharmacy equipment from the pharmacy to hospitals on a daily basis. Assist in training new employees on an as needed basis. Prepares sterile preparations with adherence to departmental policies and procedures. Assist other pharmacy staff members as needed. All other duties as assigned