Pharmacy Technician Assistant
Nationwide Children's Hospital
About the Role
This role supports an Outpatient Pharmacy by managing medication and supply logistics, contributing to inventory control, and ensuring a clean and organized pharmacy environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Transports medications and supplies safely, timely, and accurately.
- Performs drug inventories, rotations, and stock management, including sorting, unpacking, and restocking medications.
- Maintains a clean and orderly pharmacy environment.
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation of completed tasks in designated record keeping systems.
- Contributes to the training of new pharmacy assistants when appropriate.
- Complies with USP 795, 797, and 800, and relevant regulatory standards for medication handling.
- Adheres to isolation and radiation precautions and utilizes proper body mechanics when handling medications.
- Communicates using customer-friendly phone skills and appropriately directs customer concerns.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Must be currently registered with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee.
- Required to obtain PTCB or ExCPT certification within 18 months of hire.
- High school diploma or equivalent, required.
- Detail-oriented.
- Computer skills.
- Six months of previous pharmacy or customer service experience, preferred.
Schedule
- Availability to work between 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM.
- Monday to Friday: 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM.
- Weekend and Holiday Rotation Required: 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM.
- Every 3rd Weekend Rotation.
- Holiday Rotation: One major, one minor.
Physical Requirements
- Continuously: Audible speech, Bend/twist, Chemicals/Medications, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Lifting/Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking.
- Frequently: Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Flexing/extending of neck, Fume/Gases/Vapors, Lifting/Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Pushing/Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing/Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder.
- Occasionally: Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Interpreting Data, Lifting/Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Lifting/Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Loud Noises, Machinery, Pushing/Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Sitting.