Pharmacy Technician Trainee

MyMichigan Health • Saginaw, MI

34d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician in Training is an entry-level position. Following a training period, the Technician in Training should be able to understand, dispense, and prepare medication orders, compound IVs, charge and credit, answer phones and doors, and stock the department.

Requirements

• Required enrollment in a pharmacy training program upon hire.
• Successful completion of annual exam for Aseptic Technique within 90 days of hire and every 6 months thereafter required.
• Computer experience required.
• Good math skills (pass a standard test), good organizational skills, a team player and ability to work under high pressure and time constraints are all required.
• Interpersonal skills needed to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and interact with people at all levels to communicate ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
• MyMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows.
• An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health.

Nice To Haves

• Medical Terminology knowledge preferred.
• Medical Center or Retail Pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Runs reports, pulls medications and restocks Automated Dispensing Machines, follows up on narcotic discrepancies, trouble-shoots problems, aides and trains nurses on dispensing problems.
• Performs sterile compounding per USP 797 guidelines and non-sterile compounding per USP 795 guidelines. Universal precautions to be utilized when compounding or otherwise manipulating biologic products. Performs daily, monthly, and ad hoc cleaning/disinfection of designated IV room areas using MyMichigan-approved cleaning solutions.
• Prepares orders and maintains inventory for the pharmacy department in an accurate and timely manner.
• Fills, reconciles and exchanges carts/IV batches using the HER and dispensing technologies.
• Accurately repackages bulk medications into Unit Dose form using repackaging technologies and equipment.
• Replaces and fills floor stock: fills Emergency Medical Services (EMS) boxes, crash cart trays, open heart medications and Anesthesia carts and delivers to appropriate area; completes monthly floor stock on other medical center departments; stocks UD area and IV room if needed.
• Compounds oral and topical solutions and ointments.
• Answers phone, retrieves tubes and faxes. Helps with duties as directed by the pharmacist on duty. Able to add barcodes to products, including compounded items, Intravenous Piggy-Back (IVPBs).
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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