Acute Pharmacy Technician

Banner Health•Sun City West, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Pharmacy Technician performs routine pharmaceutical packaging, distribution, non-sterile compounding, and record-keeping under pharmacist supervision. The role serves as a liaison between customers and pharmacists, uses pharmacy computer systems to investigate and respond to missing medication requests, and supports safe, age-appropriate patient care. The technician may educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and volunteers. The technician is expected to become proficient in preparing compounded intravenous medications, total parenteral nutrition products, and chemotherapeutic agents in compliance with USP regulations. Duties also include inventory management, automated dispensing technology support, medication restocking, controlled-substance handling, sterile compounding, and maintaining compliant, clean work areas. This is a day-shift position scheduled from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, with an every-other-weekend rotation. A hire-on incentive of up to $2,500 is available; a recruiter provides details during the interview process. The position offers a flat $1 per hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night shift differential when applicable. Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center is a 391-licensed-bed hospital serving residents of the northwest Valley of metro Phoenix, with a broad range of acute, specialty, emergency, surgical, diagnostic, and behavioral health services.

Requirements

Pharmacy Technician licensure and active Pharmacy Technician certification, or Pharmacy Intern licensure, in the state of practice.
Arizona incumbents must provide an Arizona Board of Pharmacy Wallet Card at the time of hire.
Ability to complete moderate-to-difficult mathematical calculations using a handheld calculator.
Strong customer-service focus and exceptional communication skills.
Strong attention to detail, prioritization capabilities, problem-solving skills, and ability to multitask.
Knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing systems.
Effective oral and written communication skills for interacting with staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify medications and supplies to reorder; receive, check in, and restock deliveries; verify quantities against invoices; and address shorted, short-dated, or unusable items.
Manage users in the automated dispensing technology database according to policy, investigate discrepancies, and troubleshoot system malfunctions.
Provide customer service and respond to standard requests from patients, visitors, staff, physicians, and internal customers.
Restock nursing and ancillary areas using automated dispensing technology or requisitions after pharmacist review; where permitted and after required training and competency assessment, use barcode scanning verification devices.
Restock medications outside automated dispensing technology, including trays, code carts, and emergency boxes.
Compound non-sterile medication products according to product worksheets and documentation and checking processes; follow USP compounding guidelines; calibrate equipment and accurately measure components.
Repackage bulk medications into unit-of-use packaging and document compounded and repackaged medications accurately according to policy.
Maintain a safe, clean, and compliant work environment; complete quality-control activities such as nursing-unit inspections and pharmacy section checks; document refrigerator temperatures and equipment maintenance.
Handle controlled substances in accordance with federal, legal, and policy requirements, including receiving, compounding, repackaging, distribution, storage, and inventory movement documentation.
Become proficient in compounding and labeling intravenous non-hazardous products using appropriate sterile and aseptic technique; understand adult, pediatric, and neonatal sterile product lines; complete environmental cleaning and required documentation.
Use pharmacy computer systems to investigate and respond to missing medication requests.
Assess situations, consider alternatives, and select an appropriate course of action.
May educate and train Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and volunteers.
Provide care appropriate to the age of patients.