Department: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy - Outpatient

Address: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136

Shift Details: Full time, Variable Shifts, Pharmacy open from 8am-8pm

Why Jackson:

Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial – located in the heart of the City of Miami – has been ground zero for some of the world’s greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We’ve grown into one of the nation’s largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world’s most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Position Summary:

• Pharmacy Assistant performs limited technical work performing non-professional duties in the pharmacy of a county hospital.
• Employees of this classification perform a variety of selected assignments in an inpatient or outpatient pharmacy, following a minimal in-service training period. Assists with storage, inventory, packaging and distribution of drugs and pharmaceutical supplies.
• Follows standardized procedures for receiving, storing, inventorying, packaging and distributing pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical supplies and non-legend drugs.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Receives, unpacks, and stores supplies. Checks contents against invoice. Operates labeling machine; repackages pharmaceuticals into dispensing containers for inpatient and outpatient use.
• Maintains inventory control of labels, bottles and drugs scheduled for repackaging. Repackages large bulk liquids such as alcohol, soaps and antiseptic solutions into smaller containers for hospital distribution.
• Fills free floor-charge drug items for hospital nursing stations; delivers to hospital stations pharmaceuticals such as narcotics, explosives, caustic alkaline and acid, inflammables and other items requiring specialized care and handling.
• Cleans and washes specialized pharmaceutical, chemical, laboratory glassware and associated equipment.
• Inventories pharmaceuticals and related equipment and supplies; maintains pharmacy working areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Experience:

Generally requires 0 to 3 years of related experience.

Education:

High School diploma is Required.

License Certification:

Valid License or Certification is Preferred.

Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.