Lead Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Operations
About The Position
Under the direction of a Registered Pharmacist, the Lead 2nd Shift Operations Pharmacy Technician assists pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. The position helps coordinate technician activities for a shift or functional area within the pharmacy. It also assists the Manager with staff training, competency validation, coaching for adherence to standard work, and maintenance of key records, and serves as a content expert for the primary area of assignment. The role provides courteous, cooperative, and timely service to patients, visitors, and staff. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week evening (second) shift position. Lead technicians may provide content expertise and staff coaching in one or more core pharmacy process areas, including sterile admixture, unit dose and Pyxis distribution, later-shift and weekend operations, or pharmacy informatics. The Pharmacy Informatics Lead has additional technology and database management responsibilities.
Requirements
- High school education or equivalent.
- Licensed Pharmacy Technician in the State of Michigan.
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) within three months of hire.
- Three years of pharmacy work experience.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician training program, or two years of college emphasizing math, science, or medical field applications.
- Completion of Mercy Health leader training for front-line leaders.
- Experience in Pharmacy or MHSM continuous improvement or Kata teams.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, package, and distribute medication orders according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Maintain adequate stock of medications and supplies.
- Contribute to effective and quality operation of the department.
- Maintain logs, records, files, and documentation; answer the telephone and pneumatic tube; and handle cash transactions.
- Prepare IV admixtures and other sterile products.
- Process medication charges and credits according to established policy.
- Perform basic pharmacy computer order entry.
- Train and provide competency validation for Technician II, III, and IV roles.
- Collaborate with the Manager and designated pharmacists to provide content expertise and staff coaching in at least one core pharmacy process area: sterile non-hazardous admixture, sterile hazardous admixture, unit dose and Pyxis distribution services, second-, third-shift and weekend operations, or pharmacy informatics.
- Participate in training, education, precepting, and evaluation of pharmacy students and/or residents as assigned.
- For the Pharmacy Informatics Lead, provide education and training in pharmacy technology to nursing staff.
- Collaborate with the Manager to develop records, reports, training modules, competency validation methods, and systems demonstrating compliance with applicable regulatory and legal requirements in the assigned area of expertise.
- Collaborate with the Manager on formal annual assessments of team members working in assigned lead areas.
- For the Pharmacy Informatics Lead, provide technology and database management for pharmacy technologies, including Pyxis ES, the Isensix Temperature Monitoring system, Swisslog Automated Packaging System, Smart IV Pumps, TPN compounder, pharmacy printing solutions, and the Hospital/Pharmacy Information System.
Benefits
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
- Paid holidays.
- Up to 18 days of paid time off in the first year.
- Tuition reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
