Pharmacy Technician at Lake Mary Hospital

Department: LMH Pharmacy

Status:  Full-time | 40 hours a week

Schedule: First Shift

Title: Pharmacy Tech lll

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health’s continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women’s services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU and a full-service emergency department.

For labor and delivery, the hospital features six private suites thoughtfully designed to make you feel at home while providing exceptional medical care. Each suite includes a hydrotherapy tub for laboring, shower, recliner, adjustable bed with a squat bar, wireless and waterproof heart rate monitors for mom and baby, a smart board that integrates patient and nurse information from Epic, WiFi, and televisions. These modern amenities ensure a comfortable and supportive environment for every patient.

Features include:

• Center for Women and Babies
• Six state-of-the-art operating rooms
• Three catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU beds
• Observation unit
• Imaging
• Lab
• Orlando Health Scripts pharmacy
• Dining and café
• Chapel

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health – Lake Mary Hospital:

• BEST Place to Work for 6 years!
• As a new hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary offers unique opportunities for career advancement, leadership roles, and professional development.
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement of up to $5,000 a year.

Position Summary:

Assists with operational and distribution responsibilities related to Pharmacy Technician functions, including the use of Orlando Health software and hardware systems.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates an understanding of safety, emergency, and risk management procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the hospital mission, personnel policies, philosophy, goals, customer
service, and objectives of the Pharmacy and Orlando Health.
• Demonstrates familiarity with the general duties and processes of the Pharmacy department.
• Demonstrates the ability to Identify and utilize resources and departments for customer service and patient
care, based upon need, availability, and responsibility of resources.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures, consistent with
operating instructions, safety regulations, and policy and procedures.
• Performs the basic Pharmacy Technician procedures required by the assigned area consistent with scientific
principles, policy, and procedures.
• Performs the basic buyer procedures, including drug procurement required by the department, consistent
with departmental principles and Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Accurately assists the Pharmacist in all duties pertaining to the medication distribution, including proper
aseptic techniques for admixture of various types of medication (e.g. chemotherapy) and functionally
performing tasks/procedures associated with automated dispensing cabinets.
• Maintains USP 797 standards and other regulatory required documentation.
• Maintains safe handling and proper disposal requirements.
• Maintains the controlled substance vault and perpetual inventory and other documentation files depending on
the needs of the department.
• Completes special projects as assigned.
• Participates in the training of new pharmacy technicians and may verify final competency as needed.
• Maintains advanced expertise in and actively covers technician services in a specialized practice area (e.g.
medication history acquisition-controlled substance inventory management).
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA
and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions:
• Attends in-services/meetings as required.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
• Completes all Orlando Health mandatory education.

Licensure/Certification:
• Maintains current Pharmacy Technician registration with the Florida State Board of Pharmacy.
• Holds a current Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate (CPht) from a nationally recognized program (e.g.,
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board – PTCB, Institute of Pharmacy Technicians – ICPT). Maintenance of
current certification is required.

Experience:
• Two (2) years of experience as a pharmacy technician.