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Introduction

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Pharmacy Tech Specialist - Controlled SubstancesHCA Florida Lake City Hospital

Benefits

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

We are seeking a Pharmacy Tech Specialist - Controlled Substances for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Pharmacy Controlled Substance Technician Specialist is an integral role in the oversight of controlled substances and facility regulatory processes. Responsibilities include: managing the controlled substance inventory, providing information needed for the Multidisciplinary Diversion Team (MDT) analysis by using analytical tools, reviewing controlled substance overrides, performing audits and reconciliations, assist during investigations, participation in discrepancy resolutions, responsible for accurately performing advanced and basic pharmacy technician functions in a timely manner. In addition, they are responsible for performing cross functional duties associated with Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs), other specialized duties, and/or leadership roles as assigned by the pharmacy management team.

+ Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, oversees recordkeeping and auditing of pharmacy and facility processes regarding to controlled substances

+ Ensures adherence to all Board of Pharmacy, Joint Commission, CMS, DEA and FDA standards

+ Performs trend analysis and database assessments to detect, identify, and report unusual and potential medication diversion activities

+ Optimizes the use of reports and functionality of available technologies (Pyxis, RxAuditor, Meditech) to prevent and identify medication diversion

+ Identifies critical issues, prioritize workload and communicates to appropriate personnel any issues in a timely manner

+ Oversees/performs a preliminary investigation of identified potential medication diversion in collaboration with Unit Directors

+ Completes all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competency

+ Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements

+ Accurately maintains and coordinates required documentation logs

+ Assists in the supervision of other technicians to ensure that policies and procedures and regulatory requirements are uniformly and consistently followed

+ Is responsible for maintaining medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements throughout the organization

+ Accurately performs audits (i.e. anesthesia, overrides, billing, etc.) as assigned; ensures required auditing activities as defined in policies are followed based on policy timeline

+ Performs and monitors compliance for quality control and performance improvement functions as assigned

+ Accurately performs and documents monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned

+ Investigates controlled substance discrepancies to determine if true discrepancy and completes audit sheets and/or incidence reports as appropriate; review and offers assistance to Unit Directors as needed to resolve controlled substance discrepancies to meet policy timeline

+ Daily reviews and trends controlled substance overrides

+ Performs daily controlled substance ADC routines as assigned (i.e. restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.) and provides oversight of these activities for appropriate inventory management

+ Performs audits in the controlled substance vault (CII Safe) including expiration and load/unload audits to determine appropriate CII Safe utilization

+ Assists in inventory counts and validations Utilizes the various resources and tools to compile reports for diversion monitoring

+ Maintains and audits prescription logs (if applicable)

+ Oversees patient’s own med and patient’s own med control substance policy and procedures (i.e. 30 day removal, post discharge, administering during hospital)

+ Performs other pharmacy technician duties as assigned

+ Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement”

What qualifications you will need:

+ High School Diploma or GED Required

+ Associate or Bachelor degree Preferred

+ 3 Years related Pharmacy experience Preferred

+ Past experience with controlled substance diversion surveillance programs Preferred

+ State Board of Pharmacy Registration (if applicable per State) Required

+ National Pharmacy Technician Certification (PTCB) Required

+ ASHP Sterile Preparation Institutional Training or Similar Preferred

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is a 140+ bed acute care hospital. For over 60 years, we have served Columbia, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties and surrounding communities. Our hospital is a part of HCA Healthcare North Florida. We offer medical and surgical programs including 24-hour emergency care, heart care, interventional cardiology, orthopedics, cancer care, and imaging and rehabilitation services. We are an Accredited Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. We are an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology. We have achieved Disease Specific Certification in the treatment of Sepsis by the Joint Commission. For 20 years in a row, we have been named the area's Best of the Best Hospital. We were named an employer of choice in 2019 by the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Pharmacy Tech Specialist - Controlled Substances opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. **We are interviewing - apply today!**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.