Pharmacy Tech III

Foundation Health, LLC•Fairbanks, AK

6d•$28 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

Foundation Health Partners is hiring a Pharmacy Tech III for its inpatient team at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska. Under pharmacist supervision, the technician performs medication packaging, distribution, inventory, and record-keeping duties; assists with preparing compounded, intravenous, total parenteral nutrition, and hazardous medications; and applies sound judgment in selecting appropriate actions. The role may include educating, training, and overseeing apprentices, other pharmacy technicians, and volunteers, while providing appropriate care to patients. This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week, working variable four 10-hour shifts. The schedule includes rotating morning/day shifts, evenings, weekends, and occasional night shifts. Compensation is $28.47–$44.49 per hour, based on experience and education, with shift differentials available. The position is based at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, a 152-licensed-bed, Joint Commission-accredited nonprofit hospital and primary referral center for Alaska’s interior.

Requirements

State of Alaska pharmacy technician license.
Pharmacy technician certification.
Two years of experience in an FHP pharmacy technician role, or knowledge typically obtained within two years of experience.
Good organizational, problem-solving, mathematics, and computer skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills for interacting with staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
Knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information systems, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing systems.

Nice To Haves

Pharmacy technician experience.
Supervisory experience.
Additional training in specialty areas such as automated dispensing technology, controlled substances, and satellite pharmacy.

Responsibilities

Select and prepare medications under direct pharmacist supervision, place them for pharmacist review, and deliver them to nursing units as needed.
Investigate missing medication requests, charge or credit patients for medications and intravenous solutions, and restock unused or credited medications.
Prepare financial reports, maintain databases, and troubleshoot automated technology malfunctions as needed.
Monitor medication and supply inventory; identify items for reorder; receive, check in, and restock orders; and address shorted, short-dated, or unusable items.
Compound specialty drug products, repackage bulk medications into unit-of-use packaging, and accurately document compounded and repackaged items.
Assist in preparing and labeling intravenous medication orders, including total parenteral nutrition and hazardous medications, using proper sterile and aseptic technique; perform accurate calculations and train others.
Perform quality-control activities such as nursing-unit inspections and pharmacy inventory checks, and document refrigerator and environmental interventions, sterile cleaning, and equipment maintenance.
Coordinate and assist with supervising workflow for pharmacy technician apprentices, Pharmacy Technician I and II staff, and volunteers.
Assist the Technician Supervisor with training and performance appraisals; cover or assist the Tech Specialist or Tech Supervisor/Buyer as needed; and support adherence to departmental policies and procedures.
Assist with scheduling to maintain appropriate staffing and fill in during absences; take responsibility for operating a specialty area.
Use automated dispensing technology or requisitions to restock medications in nursing and ancillary areas after pharmacist review; restock other areas, including trays, code carts, and emergency boxes.
Add users to automated dispensing technology databases according to policy and investigate discrepancies.
Perform duties in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and professional standards; provide an excellent customer service experience.