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About Shepherd Center With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation's top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again. Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers , strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have ke pt over 1 2% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years . The pharmacy technician works closely with the lead technician, pharmacist, buyer, manager, and director for daily operations in the inpatient pharmacy and hospital. (S)he should be able to perform daily pharmacy functions independently once trained. (S)he must be competent with USP 795, 797, & 800 guidelines to compound medications. Technician must have a minimum of one year IV compounding experience and be CPhT certified.Pharmacy students applying for this position do not need to have any previous IV compounding experience but is preferred. The pharmacist intern license can be substituted for the CPhT certification requirement. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Use USP Chapters 795, 797, & 800 guidelines to compound drugs. Deliver drugs to clinics and nursing units. Complete all annual competencies and biannual aseptic tests. Refill and troubleshoot Pyxis ES MedStations daily. Receive and stock wholesale drug orders daily. Restock crash carts and transfer kits monthly. Complete monthly floor inspections. Unit dose packaging. Assist with the training of newly hired pharmacy technicians and interns. Clean IV room suite on a daily and monthly basis. Complete projects as requested by Pharmacy leadership. Restock pharmacy drugs and supplies from storage room. REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION High School Diploma or equivalent experience/certification. REQUIRED MINIMUM CERTIFICATION PTCB Certification (CPhT) Individuals hired prior to September 30, 2017, are grandfathered in. Registered with the State of Georgia REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE Minimum of 1 years of experience in hospital pharmacy Minimum of 1 years of experience compounding in IV Room REQUIRED MINIMUM SKILLS 1 year IV hospital experience. 1 year of Pyxis/Omnicell knowledge. 1 year of compounding nonsterile products.
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