PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - 60005696

Requisition No: 874627 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - 60005696

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60005696 

Salary:  $34,760.00 - $52,412.34 / Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/30/2026 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”

 

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION. 

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as a Pharmacy Technician within Pharmacy Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This position requires lifting, bending, squatting, and pulling.
• Initiates purchasing requisitions for drug purchases pharmacy equipment, replacement parts, and repair services. Specifies the type of drug, source, quality, quantity, and packaging. Ensures that the lowest price for the best quality is paid by consulting with the Assistant Director for Dispensing, or Assistant Director of Pharmacy.
• Responsible for maintaining adequate daily levels of ready-to-use stock for all areas of the Pharmacy. Including preparation for weekends and holidays.
• Order office and medication supplies. Perform inventory to ensure accuracy in issue and receipt stock. Is responsible for accurate issues, receipt, and level of medication and pharmaceutical supplies.
• Participation in a monitoring program to remove deteriorated pharmaceuticals to a quarantine area.
• Participation in a monitoring program to remove manufacturer drug recalls.
• Maintains storage areas in a clean and orderly manner.
• Ensures that medication and stock are stored the in proper temperature and area.
• Ensures that refrigerators are working properly to prevent loss of supplies.
• Responsible for requesting and following through on repair and/or requesting replacement of equipment.
• Routinely checks storeroom shelves for outdated drugs and rotates stock to prevent outdating.
• Assists the pharmacist in dispensing medication orders for units as prescribed by physicians
• Labeling of preparations and prescriptions.
• The counting, weighing, measuring, and pouring of prescription medication or stock legend drugs and controlled substances, including the filling of an automated medication system.
• While under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, p