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Pharmacy Technician I

Baptist Health

Lexington, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Lexington, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Kentucky Pharmacy RegistrationNational Pharmacy Technician Certification

Job overview

Baptist Health Lexington’s Department of Pharmacy Services provides pharmaceutical services across the continuum of care. The Pharmacy Technician I processes and fills medication orders, delivers medications to nursing units, processes wholesale orders, and assists pharmacists. The role is full-time, with day and night shifts, and requires a high school diploma or GED, Kentucky Board of Pharmacy registration, and National Pharmacy Technician Certification within six months.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Medication Order ProcessingMedication DeliveryWholesale Order ProcessingLeadershipCritical ThinkingTechnology

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDKentucky Pharmacy RegistrationNational Pharmacy Technician Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Experience Required

None

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Summary

Job Description:

Pharmacy Technician I

Full-Time I Days & Nights

Hospital Pharmacy I Lexington, KY

The Department of Pharmacy Services of Baptist Health Lexington provides pharmaceutical services to patients across the continuum of care. These services include, but are not limited to verification of medication orders, drug distribution, sterile product preparation, hazardous drug preparation, and utilization of automated dispensing cabinets. In addition, decentralized pharmacists provide services such as management of pharmacy dosing consults, provision of drug information, therapeutic recommendations, and participation in daily multidisciplinary rounds.

Description:

Accurately and efficiently processes and fills medication orders.

Delivers medications from pharmacy to nursing units; returns items from nursing units as needed.

Wholesale order processed and received correctly.

Demonstrates leadership skills and critical thinking skills.

Provides general assistance to pharmacist staff.

Illustrates working knowledge of technology.

Requirements:

Less than High School.

Registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy (KY hospitals), within 30 days of hire date if you are a new registrant. If previously registered, you must have registration upon hire.

Must obtain National Pharmacy Tech Certification within 6 months.

Benefits:

Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance

Life Insurance

Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually

Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire

Bereavement Leave (includes pets)

PTO Sell Back Program

Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)

Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support

Retirement with Company Match

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.

"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056."

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R26108914

How this job compares

Set against the 13,683 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • Kentucky median$17–24/hr183 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–27/hr10,843 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is 64% below the Kentucky median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in Kentucky.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 227 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Kentucky and 13,683 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,627 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 5,060 of the 13,683 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (37%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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