Pharmacy Tech

Tenet • Detroit, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Tech to prepare, package, and label IV and unit-dose interim and maintenance medications under the direction and final check of a licensed Pharmacist. The role uses mathematical calculations to ensure accuracy and maintains a sterile environment. It also involves delivering floor-stock and patient-specific medications, emergency boxes, and crash-cart trays to patient-care areas; processing and delivering controlled substances while maintaining inventory and documentation; and collecting medication orders and unused or expired medications for return to the pharmacy. The Pharmacy Tech performs related charge functions, responds to hospital employees’ and customers’ medication-related requests and inquiries, and performs other duties as assigned.

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, providing services including heart care, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and cosmetic services. The position requires frequent movement throughout hospital units and patient rooms and the ability to stand for extended periods.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Licensed as a Pharmacy Technician in the State of Michigan by 10/1/15.
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity to use an online computer keyboard and typewriter, maintain patient profiles, capture charges, enter prescription data, and access patient information.
• Visual acuity and color vision to read prescriptions, recognize impurities in IV solutions, and accurately fill prescriptions.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with physicians, patient-care staff, other department personnel, and patients.
• Mathematical ability, including knowledge of the metric system and use of a calculator.
• Ability to transport medication delivery carts; lift approximately 10–20 pounds; bend and move stock; and frequently lift and transport medications such as IV solutions, exerting force of up to 60 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Ability to move to and from hospital units and patient rooms almost constantly, including in cramped quarters.

Nice To Haves

• Prior pharmacy experience and/or completion of formal pharmacy technician training, including knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical terminology.
• Pharmacy technician certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, package, and label IV and unit-dose interim and maintenance medications according to prescriber orders and established policies and procedures, under the direction and final check of a licensed Pharmacist.
• Use mathematical calculations to ensure medication accuracy and maintain a sterile environment.
• Deliver floor-stock and patient-specific medications, emergency boxes, and crash-cart trays to patient-care areas.
• Process and deliver controlled substances to patient-care areas, maintaining appropriate inventory and documentation.
• Collect and return medication orders and unused or expired medications from patient-care areas to the pharmacy for appropriate processing.
• Perform related charge functions.
• Respond to requests and inquiries from hospital employees and customers and provide appropriate information regarding medication orders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts
• Healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount program
• Voluntary pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance

What This Job Offers

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