Hospital Pharmacy Technician - Evening Shift

Mercyhealth•Janesville, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position prepares, packages, compounds, and delivers medications and IV solutions accurately and safely under the direction of a Pharmacist. The role involves operating pharmacy technology and automated medication dispensing systems, supporting inventory management, medication storage and expiration monitoring, IV room operations, ordering and stocking supplies, and effective communication within the pharmacy department. The schedule is full-time, with an evening shift from 3 PM to 11:30 PM, including every other weekend.

Requirements

Pharmacy Technician Licensure required
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or Certification through NHA required
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
Graduate from Pharmacy Technician Program preferred
Good interpretive/analytical skills for medication dosage calculations
Basic computer skills
Good interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Prepares and packages medications (oral and intravenous) for delivery to automated medication dispensing systems and/or designated medication areas using manual or automated packaging methods.
Retrieves, counts, measures, and compounds drugs (sterile and non-sterile) under the direction of the Pharmacist using barcode technology.
Delivers medications and supplies safely and accurately to the nursing unit, stock area and/or automated dispensing cabinet.
Maintains a working knowledge of the functionality of all equipment and technology in the department.
Accurately fills automated medication dispensing systems.
Matches medication to dispensing labels and selects appropriate components for dispensed product.
Assists in inventory control of drug supplies and solutions for the pharmacy department.
Performs inventory checks to ensure stock levels are adequate, items are properly stored, and reviews expiration dates to rotate or retrieve items.
Checks pharmacy inventory and automated medication dispensing system stock for outdated and unused items.
Returns discontinued and unused medication to pharmacy, re-stocking and/or disposal.
Removes outdated items from pharmacy dispensing areas and automated medication dispensing systems.
Demonstrates competency and adherence to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapters 795 and 797.
Prepares all non-chemotherapy IV solutions including but not limited to Dialysate, Epidural, TPN and Investigational IV drugs.
Places IV orders (non-chemotherapy) with wholesaler and processes receipt and stocking of drugs when delivered.
Orders, restocks and maintains IV room inventory (non-chemotherapy) and provides general maintenance of IV stock area, including monitoring of outdated drugs and beyond use dating.
Processes basic drug orders through pharmacy wholesaler, receives and restocks medications once delivered.
Appropriately triages phone calls and takes detailed phone messages.
Responsible for intra-departmental communication.