Jobs › Companies › Baptist Health › Pharmacy Technician - Distribution

About this Pharmacy Technician - Distribution role at Baptist Health

Baptist Health · Onsite · LaGrange, KY

Summary

The Distribution Pharmacy Technician will work in a fast paced, high-volume facility with large scale automation. This role is accountable for medication fulfillment, distribution, and inventory management under pharmacist supervision and functions in a multi-skilled environment providing excellent service through high quality performance which requires the application of teamwork, leadership, and flexibility. The Distribution Pharmacy Technician is required to perform all tasks in a safe manner consistent with Baptist Health System policies, federal and state pharmacy regulations, and applicable accrediting body standards. This position will assist in numerous aspects of ordering, receiving, storage, and distribution.

Job Description:

Baptist Health is looking for a Certified Pharmacy Technician Distribution Specialist to join our team at the Central Pharmacy, LaGrange, KY!
  • Fills inventory replenishment orders for hospitals, community pharmacies, clinics, outpatient infusion centers and other BH affiliates.

  • Performs all tasks associated with medication warehouse distribution including but not limited to medication receiving, scanning, medication repackaging, distribution, order fulfillment, packing, auditing, and shipping medications to BH facility affiliates under pharmacist supervision.

  • Performs station inspections for assigned areas, checks in and stocks ordered medications.

  • Performs necessary calculations accurately.

  • Supports the pharmacist in maintaining the security of medications.

  • Assists in the maintenance of pharmacy automation systems pursuant to state & federal regulations and BH policies and procedures.

  • Restocks returned medication in a timely manner and assists pharmacy management in monitoring waste to identify areas for potential improvement/cost savings.

  • Maintains compliance with cold chain and room temperature medication packaging requirements based on seasonal pack-out changes.

  • Assists in training new staff when assigned.

  • Implements efficient workflow practices to minimize or avoid product out dates.

  • Supports and assists with inventory management processes including but not limited to medication ordering, receiving, stocking, restocking, return, and physical inventory management with the help of pharmacy automation.

  • Reviews received stock from vendors/wholesalers and electronically acknowledges receipt prior to stocking them in the pharmacy. Promptly notifies buyer of any discrepancies.

  • Maintains proficiency with pharmacy automation technology.

  • Performs routine medication cycle counts to ensure accuracy of inventory levels.

  • Scans received inventory to ensure bar code compliance and notifies a supervising pharmacist to ensure EHR/ADC notification of any identified discrepancies.

  • Completes required training and competency assessments to maintain appropriate knowledge and awareness of job-specific responsibilities in compliance with policies and regulations.

  • Responsible for professional development and sustaining a working knowledge of applicable federal/state laws and regulations.

Minimum Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalency is required.

  • Previous hospital pharmacy or central pharmacy experience preferred.

  • If not currently registered, the registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy will be required upon hire (only an application and fee).

  • Nationally Certified as a pharmacy technician (PTCB).
     

Excellent Benefits Package

  • ​Tuition Reimbursement program up to $6,000 annually

  • 40 hours of Paid Time Off available for use upon hire 

  • Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

  • Bereavement Leave (includes pets) 

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Retirement plans with company match

  • Company paid Basic Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

  • Health Insurance, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision and much more!

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Ready to apply to Baptist Health?
Apply to Baptist Health

About Baptist Health

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates

See all jobs at Baptist Health →

Similar jobs

Baptist Health
Community / Retail Pharmacy Tech - PRN, Float (Louisville & LaGrange)
Baptist Health
⚡ Apply early Louisville, KY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Baptist Health
Pharmacy Technician - Central Specialty and Mail Order
Baptist Health
⚡ Apply early LaGrange, KY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Baptist Health
Patient Engagement Pharmacy Technician
Baptist Health
⚡ Apply early LaGrange, KY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
MS
Pharmacy Technician | Overnight
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $60,382–$93,434
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Ro
Fulfillment Pharmacy Technician - Boynton Beach, FL
Ro
⚡ Apply early Boynton Beach, FL Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SH
Pharmacy Refill Technician
Shields Health Solutions
⚡ Apply early Tampa, FL Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Blink Health
Certified Pharmacy Technician- Closed Door | Onsite- Boise | Eligible for benefits/sign on - hiring now
Blink Health
⚡ Apply early Boise, ID Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
VH
Pharmacy Technician I, Certified, Ridgewood Pharmacy, Part Time, Evening
Valley Health System
⚡ Apply early The Valley Health System-Ridge... Onsite $47,819–$59,779
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
EH
Pharmacy Technician- Detroit Lakes Retail Pharmacy (part-time)
Essentia Health
⚡ Apply early Detroit Lakes, MN Onsite $43,846–$65,770
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago

Sign up for suggestions tailored to the jobs you open and the searches you save.

More jobs at Baptist Health

See all jobs at Baptist Health →

Apply now
🤖

Whoa — hold up

JobsRadar was built for real people having a rough time in their job search — not for automated requests. You're clicking way too fast and you're now temporarily blocked.

Come back later. If you're genuinely job hunting, we've got your back — just act like a human.

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get an edge on your job hunt.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free