Pediatric Pharmacy Technician

Job Details

Job Requisition : R

Job Category:
Allied Health

Organization:
Pediatric Pharmacy Technicians

Location/s:
Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Pediatric Pharmacy Technician

Job Summary:

To prepare and distribute routine dosage orders. Prepackage pharmaceuticals, and prepare sterile compounds as directed. To measure, mix, count, label, and record amounts of dosages and prescriptions. Assist pharmacist in the dispensing of prescriptions.

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Registration for Pharmacy Technician or Student-Controlled Substance with the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy.
• Completion of a pre-employment drug screen required.

• Knowledge of procedures and standards for the labeling and dispensing of prescribed medications.
• Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers.

• Assists in the preparation and dispensing of prescriptions by counting, packaging, labeling, pricing, and filing medications under supervision.
• Adds measured drugs or nutrients to intravenous (IV) solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs under supervision.
• Participates in regulatory documentation and daily processes specific to the area.
• Maintains appropriate stock levels and informs the supervisor of stock needs and shortages; cleans and helps maintain equipment and work areas according to established procedures.
• Accesses patient profiles and electronic health records as needed to accomplish assigned tasks; participates in medication-related charge documentation and submission activities.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Requires occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional travelling to offsite locations, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

(occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:
Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
No

Pay Class:
Hourly

FTE %: 100

Work Shift:

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

Job Posting Date: 09/25/2026

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