Certified Pharmacy Technician (Evening Shift)
About The Position
The Certified Pharmacy Technician assists pharmacists in ensuring the timely and accurate provision of medications to patients, working under a pharmacist’s direct supervision. Responsibilities may include unit dose dispensing, sterile and non-sterile compounding, medication packaging, inventory control, record keeping, billing, and use of pharmacy equipment and automated technology. This position is located at Mount Carmel East Hospital and works an evening shift from 14:30 to 23:00, with every third weekend required. After completing in-depth, role-specific training, technicians contribute to sterile product preparation, including chemotherapy, non-sterile product preparation, medication repackaging, dispensing through automated cabinets and pharmacy inventory systems, inventory management, and billing. Mount Carmel provides elevated compensation to sterile-compounding-trained technicians who complete its standardized training program and are signed off.
Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- Approved Pharmacy Technician Certification.
- Active registration as a Certified Tech with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
- Effective communication skills.
- Aptitude in mathematical calculations, including ratios, proportions, multiplication, division, decimals, and fractions.
- Desire and ambition to build a career and expand pharmacy knowledge within the scope of Certified Pharmacy Technician certification.
Nice To Haves
- Previous pharmacy technician experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist pharmacists in providing medications to patients accurately and on time under direct pharmacist supervision.
- Prepare sterile products, including chemotherapy, using aseptic technique and in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Prepare non-sterile products, including hazardous medications, in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Repackage bulk oral medications using Parata Systems and Medical Packaging Inc. robots.
- Facilitate medication dispensing through Automated Dispensing Cabinets on patient care units.
- Assist with dispensing orders and prescriptions through the pharmacy inventory system.
- Process the Pharmacy Department’s daily order and help maintain inventory through stock rotation, proper storage, and appropriate expiration dating.
- Escalate medication and non-medication orders to the Purchasing Team.
- Assist the department with appropriate billing of patients and other units.
- Perform pharmacy functions that may include unit dose dispensing, medication packaging, record keeping, inventory control, and use of equipment and automated technology.
- Build a working identity with the Pharmacy Team and contribute to its culture.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.
- Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
- Generous paid time off programs.
- Employee recognition programs.
- Tuition and professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
- 100% paid RN-to-BSN tuition at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.
- Relocation assistance, subject to geographic and position restrictions.
- Employee Referral Rewards program.
- DailyPay for eligible colleagues.
- Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.
- Elevated compensation for sterile-compounding-trained technicians who complete the standardized training program and are signed off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
