Certified Pharmacy Technician MRMC - Per diem

UMass Memorial Health•Milford, MA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician for a per diem position. This role is crucial in supporting the pharmacy department's operations and ensuring exceptional patient care. The position is non-exempt with a hiring range of $18.24 - $32.82 per hour. The schedule involves working every other holiday, Sunday through Saturday, with various 8-hour shifts available (6:30a-3p, 7a-3:30p, 12:30p-9p, 3p-11:30p). UMass Memorial Health emphasizes that everyone is a caregiver, regardless of their title, and is committed to academic excellence, leading-edge research, and building careers. The health system comprises over 20,000 employees working together to provide healing for patients, the community, and each other.

Requirements

High School diploma
Licensed as a Registered Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Intern by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy
Baseline understanding of automated dispensing systems, technology and IV room processes
Strong attention to detail
Ability to comply with all department and hospital policy and procedures
Ability to effectively interact and problem solve with other team members of the pharmacy department
Excellent customer service and communication skills
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Good interpersonal skills, especially related to health care colleagues
Ability to read, write and speak clearly in English

Nice To Haves

National Pharmacy Technician certification
Minimum one (1) year of experience in a hospital pharmacy

Responsibilities

Answers telephone calls and triages requests from customers to the pharmacist staff.
Triages window requests from customers.
Delivers medications to patient care areas and picks up copies of physician orders, return of medications, etc.
Completes scheduled rounds on patient care areas.
Assists with inventory management tasks including ensuring adequate inventory of supplies and materials, ordering, receiving and storing non-controlled medications from the wholesaler on a daily basis, storing medications in designated areas in the central pharmacy, IV room and anesthesia prep area, ensuring bin labels are visible and clear, segregating medications to appropriate storage bins, and checking for expiration dating on medications on a consistent basis to assure medications do not leave pharmacy with short dating.
Accurately packages unit dose medications with appropriate labeling information as outlined in policy and procedures to support Pharmacy distribution process including Pre-packing bulk medications and compounding ointments, creams, oral solutions, and other medications as needed.