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Pharmacy Distribution Center Technician

Parkview North Hospital • Fort Wayne, IN 46802 • Posted 9 days ago

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The Pharmacy Distribution Center Technician at Parkview North Hospital is responsible for ensuring medication inventory is safely and accurately received, repackaged, stored, and distributed within the health system. This role involves receiving and breaking down vendor orders, preparing and barcoding products, maintaining inventory control, and utilizing warehouse management system software for order processing. The technician also plays a key role in maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure medication inventory is safely and accurately received, repackaged, stored, and distributed.
  • Receive and break down vendor orders.
  • Identify and segregate products requiring barcoding.
  • Prepare and barcode applicable products.
  • Properly store inventory (frozen, refrigerated, and non-refrigerated).
  • Create production orders and follow bill of materials processes to produce and repackage medications.
  • Utilize warehouse management system software to plan and release outbound orders.
  • Pick and prepare medications for delivery, including specialty packaging.
  • Maintain inventory control for distribution points.
  • Communicate supply issues with distribution points.
  • Use standard operation procedures to ensure accurate order fulfillment processing.
  • Maintain a safe, healthy, and productive work environment.

Qualifications

Required

  • High school graduate or equivalent GED.
  • Successful completion or enrollment in Indiana Board of Pharmacy approved Pharmacy Technician Training program within one year of employment.
  • Indiana Board of Pharmacy Tech-in-Training license or a current State Board of Indiana license as a Pharmacy Technician or Intern.
  • Ability to lift 50lbs, bend and twist frequently.
  • Demonstrates ability to operate a pallet jack as needed.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Basic computer knowledge.

Preferred

  • One-year pharmacy experience and/or pharmacy technician oriented formal class work.
  • Shipping, receiving, and warehouse experience.
  • Warehouse management or inventory systems experience.
  • Demonstrates ability to use an RF handheld computer device.

Full Job Description

Summary: Responsible for ensuring medication inventory is safely and accurately received, repackaged, stored and distributed within the health system. Receives and breaks down vendor orders, identifies and segregates product requiring barcoding, accurately prepares and barcodes applicable product, and properly stores inventory (frozen, refrigerated and non-refrigerated). Creates production orders and follows bill of materials processes to produce and repackage medications in compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies. Utilizes warehouse management system software to plan and release outbound orders. Picks and prepares medications for delivery, including specialty packaging for refrigeration, for example. Responsible for maintaining inventory control for distribution points, including communication of supply issues with those locations. Consistently uses standard operation procedures to ensure accurate order fulfillment processing while maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive work environment.

Education: High school graduate or equivalent GED required. Successful completion or enrollment in Indiana Board of Pharmacy approved Pharmacy Technician Training program, within one year of employment.

Licensure/Certification: Must have an Indiana Board of Pharmacy Tech-in-Training license or a current State Board of Indiana license as a Pharmacy Technician or Intern.

Experience: One-year pharmacy experience and/or pharmacy technician oriented formal class work preferred. Shipping, receiving, and warehouse experience preferred. Warehouse management or inventory systems experience preferred. Demonstrates ability to use an RF handheld computer device as needed. Must be able to lift 50lbs, bend and twist frequently. Demonstrates ability to operate pallet jack as needed. Must have good verbal and written communication skills. Basic computer knowledge required.