Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
About The Position
As a pharmacy technician, you ensure patient safety by accurately preparing and dispensing medications. Your efficiency in managing inventory and processing prescriptions allows pharmacists to focus on patient care. By providing excellent customer service and medication guidance, you enhance patient satisfaction and adherence to treatment plans. This role involves working in a clean room compounding environment adhering to USP 795, 797 and 800 requirements, with an emphasis on preparation of ophthalmic and IV medications, as well as nonsterile compounding including capsule, topicals and oral CNSPs. Responsibilities include order entry into pharmacy management software, fulfillment of reviewed orders, inventory management, receipt and restock of wholesaler orders, transfer of medications to internal pharmacies, completion and documentation of quality assurance activities, and monitoring expiration dating.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description
- 0 to 2 years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician
- Registered Pharmacy Technician - MN Board of Pharmacy required upon hire
- Certified Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board required within 12 months of Date of Hire (NHA or PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Board)
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED
- Vocational or Technical Training from an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited pharmacy technician training program preferred
- 0 to 2 years of healthcare experience
Responsibilities
- Prepare sterile parenteral products using barcode assisted technology while adhering to USP 797 and 800 requirements.
- Prepares chemotherapy using barcode assisted technology while adhering to USP 800 requirements.
- Controlled substance audit technician (less than 50% of time).
- Supports OR satellite pharmacist with drug dispensing and IV preparation for surgery patients.
- ADC assignment of medications.
- Pharmacy buyer backup.
- Manage and support automated drug distribution.
- Medication picking, delivery, and restocking to automated dispensing cabinets (ADC).
- Troubleshoots malfunctioning equipment.
- Delivers and restocks controlled substances.
- Assists with returns, waste, and reporting/resolution of discrepancies.
- Prepares medications.
- Prepares and select medications for distribution.
- Prepares oral extemporaneous products.
- Performs bulk compounding.
- Complete and document quality assurance activities.
- Monitors expiration dating.
- Performs cleaning.
- Reports discrepancies or inaccuracies to pharmacist or supervisor.
- Repackages and labels bulk medications or splits tablets into unit dose packaging.
- Creates labels using standard format.
- Fills and labels prepacking medications.
- Assigns expiration dates and maintains records.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental
- PTO/Time Away
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term/Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
- Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
- Student Loan Support
- Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
