Pharmacy Technician Specialist

Trinity Health•Chelsea, MI

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician Specialist provides daily pharmaceutical support services for the inpatient Pharmacy Department at Chelsea Hospital under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist and Pharmacy Department leadership. The department serves inpatients, rehabilitation, the emergency department, and operating rooms. Clean-room operations are accredited by The Joint Commission and follow USP 797 and USP 800 standards. The role responds to routine and emergency requests, participates in education and competency assessments, supports continuous quality improvement, and promotes customer service. The schedule rotates between day and afternoon shifts, with weekend and holiday responsibilities and coverage as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Michigan Pharmacy Technician licensure.
Proven competency using aseptic technique in a horizontal or vertical laminar-flow hood or biological safety cabinet before preparing drugs.
Ability to follow established pharmacy procedures and applicable pharmacy laws and regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician educational program and/or an Associate's degree.
Previous pharmacy experience; hospital-based pharmacy experience is preferred.
Formal Pharmacy Technician program experiential education may be considered in lieu of work experience.
Pharmacy Technician certification.
Oncology training for technicians who prepare and package chemotherapy medications.

Responsibilities

Read and interpret physician medication orders; assist with filling, processing, dispensing, repackaging, and labeling medications, with a pharmacist performing the final check.
Compound intravenous admixtures when needed, maintaining cleanliness and aseptic technique and following departmental procedures and USP 797/USP 800 guidelines.
Deliver controlled substances, medications, IV solutions, and related forms to nursing units and other patient-care areas.
Prepare medications and load or unload them into automated dispensing cabinets using barcode scanning; fill ADC inventory and unit-dose drawers.
Support drug inventory, including rotating and restocking drugs and supplies in dispensing areas.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area; answer and direct telephone calls, referring calls or emergencies to a pharmacist when appropriate.
Complete assigned nursing-unit inspections and restock crash-cart trays and OCMCA boxes as required.
Fill controlled-substance orders, reconcile discrepancies daily, report discrepancies, and monitor for possible drug diversion.
When trained in oncology, prepare and package chemotherapy and other specially handled medications under pharmacist supervision; follow hazardous-drug safety measures and maintain required records.
Bill or credit patients for medication using the pharmacy computer system; maintain investigational-drug research records and validate doses against protocols.
Retrieve medications from the automated medication supplier, such as BoxPicker, and prepare and label doses for pharmacist final check.
Operate and maintain the unit-dose packaging machine, including restocking, replacing supplies, monitoring alarms, and ensuring doses are correctly labeled and prepared for pharmacist review.
Use MedBoard software and barcode scanning to track medication deliveries to nursing units.
Train new pharmacy technicians, document their progress, and report results to pharmacy leadership; mentor pharmacy technician students and provide input on their progress.
Perform quality-improvement audits and other tasks assigned by the pharmacist or pharmacy manager.