Certified Pharmacy Technician
About The Position
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, a member of Trinity Health, is looking for an experienced Pharmacy Tech to join our team! About us: Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services. Shift/Schedule: Full-time 8-hour shifts - rotate day/evening/night shift Every other weekend and rotating holidays General Summary: Assists pharmacists in preparing and distributing drugs to all patients and areas of hospital, maintaining drug inventory, and charging and maintaining patient records. Advanced experience and training in areas of controlled substances, IV admixtures, and handling and preparing cytotoxic drugs. Pharmacy technicians work only under supervision of registered pharmacists - they do not perform duties that legally can only be performed by registered pharmacists. Performance demonstrates efforts to improve patient satisfaction, lower costs and improve quality. Supports Mission of Trinity Health and Holy Cross Health.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- National pharmacy technician certification, or actively enrolled in Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) approved pharmacy school program (successful completion of foreign pharmacy graduate examination will be considered equivalent).
- Registration with Maryland Board of Pharmacy.
- Pass math/pharmaceutical calculation test.
- Able to communicate effectively, and speak, write and comprehend English.
- Able to work cooperatively with hospital and pharmacy staff, in order to meet objectives.
- Must be able to handle frequent interruptions, and changes in workload and work schedule.
Nice To Haves
- One (1) year of IV admixture and chemotherapy experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assists pharmacists in preparing and distributing drugs to all patients and areas of hospital
- Maintaining drug inventory
- Charging and maintaining patient records
- Advanced experience and training in areas of controlled substances, IV admixtures, and handling and preparing cytotoxic drugs
- Pharmacy technicians work only under supervision of registered pharmacists - they do not perform duties that legally can only be performed by registered pharmacists
- Performance demonstrates efforts to improve patient satisfaction, lower costs and improve quality
- Supports Mission of Trinity Health and Holy Cross Health
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Retirement Savings Program
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Parking
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
