Pharmacy Technician Specialist Educator - Inpatient Pharmacy (Evening Shift)
About The Position
This is a 2nd shift position, primarily Monday to Friday, with every 4th weekend rotation required. The Pharmacy Technician Specialist Educator performs all specified technical aspects of pharmacy, including assistance with orientation and onboarding, continuing education, and competency assessment of technicians and transporters. This role collaborates with members of the Pharmacy Administration to ensure high standards of care, thorough proper didactic and practical applications, and comprehensive knowledge-, skill-, and attitude-based training requirements. The position assesses, plans, and evaluates educational programming and services required for all levels of technician and transporter staff to meet role expectations.
Requirements
- Registered with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy as a Certified Registered Technician, required.
- Certification by examination as a pharmacy technician (CPhT, ExCPT), required.
- Must demonstrate ongoing Pharmacy Technician II competencies, knowledge, and skills.
- Three years of experience as pharmacy technician, required.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience at NCH, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the primary facilitator for new hire department orientation and onboarding.
- Coordinates onboarding schedule, reviews orientation evaluations, and coordinates trainee and trainer feedback.
- Coordinates formal and informal educational programs for Pharmacy staff including pharmacy education training days, continuing education efforts, ongoing educational programs, and annual competencies, including all follow-up and remediation.
- Maintains knowledge of coaching concepts and methods; and ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals or teams in learning and improving effectiveness.
- Coaches others to improve their skills through observation and feedback.
- Provides innovative solutions to improving personal and team effectiveness.
- Strategizes innovative and dynamic training methods, including simulation, didactic, practical, and observation-based training and educational planning.
- Develops and maintains Pharmacy standards of care, policies and procedures, and training manual materials.
- Develops and reviews orientation and onboarding guidelines and timeframes with at least annual review and updates.
- Completes feedback for each new employee and current employee to be included in their new or annual employee evaluation, respectively, as well as participating in debriefing and long-term planning with Pharmacy Administration.
- Organizes and oversees at least quarterly meetings of the Educator-related committees with corresponding representative Technician IIs, Tech Supervisor, and Pharmacy Administration.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
