Certified Technician III (Pharmacy Technician)

About the role

AdventHealth in Winter Garden, Florida, is hiring a Certified Technician III (pharmacy technician) for a day-shift, weekend schedule. The role covers independent preparation and dispensing of patient-specific medications, sterile compounding, inventory management and coverage in advanced pharmacy practice areas.

Key responsibilities

• Independently prepare and dispense patient-specific medication doses, checking drug, dose, dosage form, expiration date and barcode scanning
• Independently compound and manage complex sterile preparations, including chemotherapy and hazardous formulations, following USP <795>, <797> and <800> guidelines
• Provide coverage in hazardous cleanroom compounding, CII safe management, medication history programs, decentralized clinical support, environmental monitoring and inventory and purchasing management
• Manage medication inventory: ordering, receiving, stocking, rotation, expired medication removal, perpetual counts, controlled substance audits, reconciliation and diversion prevention
• Monitor cold chain custody, quarantine areas and inventory integrity; support formulary management
• Identify safety risks, contribute to root cause analysis and lead hazardous medication handling, spill response and PPE training
• Participate in compliance audits, regulatory inspection readiness, accreditation surveys and quality improvement
• Collaborate with pharmacy staff and nurses, serve as a liaison between pharmacy and clinical teams, and mentor pharmacy learners and staff
• Lead central/distributive pharmacy operations, ADC management and cleanroom compounding, and act as a resource for pharmacy automation systems and technology training

Required profile

• High school graduate or equivalent; associate degree preferred
• 1+ year of contemporary hospital pharmacy experience; retail or ambulatory experience required
• Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) or Licensed Pharmacy Technician (RPhT); NHA CPhT or PTCB preferred
• Conversational English, ability to follow direction from a pharmacist and to teach pharmacy technician students preferred
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience, including IV room/sterile compounding, preferred

Required skills

• Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving and customer service skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology and basic computer skills with Microsoft Office
• Aseptic techniques, hazardous drug compounding and USP 795, 797 and 800 standards (preferred)
• Medication reconciliation (preferred)

What we offer

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance from day one
• Paid time off from day one and 4 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
• 403(b) retirement plan and career development resources
• Mental health resources, pet benefits and schedule flexibility

Pay range: $19.42 - $31.07. Florida Level 2 background screening applies. Additional licensure requirements may depend on the unit or state.