Location: Chattahoochee,FL, USA
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN OPS - 60953690
Date: Dec 11, 2024
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Requisition No: 843042
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN OPS - 60953690
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 60953690
Salary: $16.23 - $24.70 per hour
Posting Closing Date: 12/23/2024
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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
THIS IS OPS - 24 HOURS PER WEEK.
ADVERTISEMENT AND WILL BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE VACANCIES.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Pharmacy Technician - OPS. T his position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
+ This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting.
+ Assists the pharmacist in dispensing medication orders for units as prescribed by physicians.
+ Labeling of prepartions and prescriptions.
+ The counting, weighing, measuring, and pouring of prescription medication or stock legend drugs and controlled substances, *including the filling of an automated medication system.
+ Responsible for ordering and restocking supplies based on usage.
+ Responsible for rotating drugs in assigned area and reordering drugs based on usage.
+ Responsible for routinely checking the expiration dates of drugs in Pharmacy assigned area/Automated Dispensing Device and completing drug destruction log.
+ Participation in a monitoring program to remove deteriorated pharmaceuticals to a quarantine area; and while under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, performance of any other mechanical, technical, or administrative tasks, which do not themselves constitute practice of the profession of Pharmacy.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
+ Knowledge of the standards and terminology used in the practice of pharmacy.
+ Ability to inventory supplies.
+ Ability to maintain records.
+ Ability to collect and analyze data and prepare reports.
+ Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work responsibilities.
+ Ability to prepare purchase requisitions.
Minimum Qualifications:
+ Registered Pharmacy Technician with the State of Florida Board of Pharmacy.
+ A high school diploma or its equivalent, or completion of a vocational, military or community college pharmacy technician program or licensed practical nursing program and one year of experience as a pharmacy technician, or two years of experience in providing nursing or direct patient care service of a medical nature in a county health department, hospital or institution, clinic, convalescent home or other medical setting.
+ College coursework in pharmacy, nursing or other medical related field can substitute at the rate of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours for the required work experience.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for Other Personal Services (OPS) employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
+ State Group Insurance coverage options (for OPS employees who are reasonably expected to work 30 hours or more per week on average), including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
+ Savings & Spending Accounts;
+ 401 (a) FICA Alternative Plan administered through VALIC
+ And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com
DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: .
RETIREE NOTICE If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-###-####). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
Location:
CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL, US, 32324
Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee