Position Highlights

Registered pharmacy technician performs pharmacy tasks and duties as delegated by a licensed pharmacist that do not fall within the purview of Florida Statue 465.003(13). All such delegated acts will be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist who is responsible for all such acts performed by persons under his or her supervision as outlined in Florida Statue 465.014. These supervised tasks and duties include but are not limited to: initiating or receiving communications with patient provider team members to facilitate patient care for refill authorization requests, medical records review, insurance authorization review, and processing of prescriptions, including medications used in clinical trials and those associated with Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategies (REMS).

Ideal Candidate

Will have:

• A High School Diploma/GED – required.
• Must have graduated from an accredited Pharmacy Technician training program or have experience that qualifies them for licensure as outlined in Florida Statutes, Section 465.014.
• Be a Registered Pharmacy Technician
• Experience with outpatient pharmacy orders, inventory computer systems, the filling and dispense of outpatient prescriptions, prior authorizations, and patient assistance programs – preferred.

Primary Responsibilities

• Medication Order Processing: Be able to transcribe medication orders into computerize medical record system ensuring all information is complete as required by protocol and policy. Be able to fully process prescriptions and new orders for checking by a pharmacist.
• Fulfilling Medication Orders: Fills medication orders in the proper order of priority, accurately counted, with neat and accurate labels affixed to the preparation. Proper procedures and documentation in inventory management systems are used during the fulfillment of the medication order.
• Delivery of Medications: Prepares and delivers medication ensuring proper storage location requirements are met based on the stability needs of the product.
• Quality Assurance: Performs routine quality assurance tasks, including checking commercially available medications for expiration dates, recalls, or signs of deterioration.
• Inventory Management: Receives medication and supplies in accordance with inventory control and purchasing policies. Helps to maintain all medication inventory levels within the predetermined stocking level, calling attention to needs for revision, or perpetual supply problems.

Credentials & Qualifications

• A High School Diploma/GED – required.
• Must have graduated from an accredited Pharmacy Technician training program or have experience that qualifies them for licensure as outlined in Florida Statutes Section 465.014.
• Be a Registered Pharmacy Technician
• 2 years of experience (or 1 year at Moffitt) as a Registered Pharmacy Technician (RphT) with any combination of the following; unit dose, pharmacy orders and inventory computer systems, investigational or REMS medication management, pharmacy automation software systems, equipment and electronic health records (EHR) systems.