Pharmacy Tech Trainee IP

UVM Medical Center • Burlington, VT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Trainee performs duties that do not require the professional training and judgment of a pharmacist. This role involves learning and mastering the compounding and filling of medication orders, deliveries to patient care and ancillary areas, and managing technology such as Carousel and Pyxis. The trainee will also learn to maintain effective workflow within the department when staffing as an expeditor. Upon completion of central pharmacy and Pyxis competencies, the trainee may advance to train in specialty areas like sterile compounding, hazardous compounding, O.R., Controlled Substances, or In-Basket.

Requirements

• High school Diploma or GED plus one year of post high school education or relevant work experience preferred.
• Must register with the State of Vermont Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician before the start of employment.
• Certification with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or with the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) needed for promotion.

Nice To Haves

• Inpatient pharmacy technician experience or minimum of one year retail pharmacy technician work experience preferred.
• Other relevant education or work experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties that do not require the professional training and judgment of a pharmacist.
• Learn and demonstrate mastery of compounding and filling medication orders.
• Learn and demonstrate mastery of deliveries to patient care and ancillary areas.
• Learn and demonstrate mastery of managing technology including Carousel and Pyxis.
• Learn and demonstrate the ability to maintain effective workflow within the department when staffing as expeditor.
• Advance into and train in other specialty areas such as sterile compounding, hazardous compounding, O.R., Controlled Substances, or In-Basket upon completion of competencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED