Description

Introduction

This is an entry-level Pharmacy Tech trainee program position lasting 6+ weeks. You will have the opportunity to apply for a Florida State Pharmacy Technician license and potentially be offered a Pharmacy Tech I position with HealthTrust under HCA Healthcare upon completion.

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Pharmacy Tech TraineeHCA Florida JFK Hospital

Benefits

HCA Florida JFK Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) Pharmacy Tech Trainee for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the direct supervision of the pharmacy department director, managers, and preceptors and program instructors, the Pharmacy Technician Trainee will complete the requirements of the Pharmacy Technician Training Program to become eligible to apply to the Board of Pharmacy and become a registered pharmacy technician. During this program the Pharmacy Technician Trainee will process, compound and prepare medications upon receiving medication orders from physicians or other qualified practitioners; fill and deliver drug requisitions received from patient care areas; repackage medications; conduct patient billing; restocking and ordering supplies; and assist in the delivery of medication to patient care areas. The Pharmacy Technician Trainee will not have responsibilities or access to controlled substances.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist Pharmacist in dispensing of doses following department guidelines

• Record drugs which need to be reordered

• Demonstrates accuracy in filling initial orders

• Delivers stat medication orders as needed

• Makes rounds in a timely manner

• Accurately refills automated drug distribution cabinets

• Maintains inventory in a neat and organized fashion and follows department procedures to maintain accurate counts

• Assists in putting away returned medications on a daily basis

• Packages/bar-codes medications following department guidelines

• Restock and transport code carts following department guidelines

• Perform initial sterile compounding competencies to include garbing, fingertip and media fill sampling and pass written competency

• Perform IV sterile compounding under direct supervision

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school graduate or GED Required

• 17 years of age by the end of the training program Required

• Meets Board of Pharmacy requirements to register as a pharmacy technician Required

HealthTrust Supply Chain (https://healthtrustpg.com/) is a critical part of HCA Healthcare’s strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Pharmacy Tech Trainee opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.