Pharmacy Technician

Corewell Health • Fremont, MI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician provides technical assistance with processing and preparing medications and supplies. The role uses multiple medication automation systems, delivers medications and supplies to patient care areas, and triages calls and messages from multidisciplinary team members. The technician may work in complex pharmacy areas, including satellites, sterile product compounding, controlled substance handling, and inventory management.

The technician prepares medications and supplies, including complex sterile formulations, under a Pharmacist’s direction. Hazardous or biologic products may be prepared after appropriate training and successful completion of competencies. The role also includes packaging bulk medications into unit-of-use packaging, handling controlled substances under direct pharmacist supervision and in accordance with federal and state law, delivering pharmacy-prepared medications and supplies to nursing stations and patient care areas, and maintaining an organized work area. The technician must maintain CPhT certification requirements and complete assigned Corewell Health competencies by their due dates.

The posting describes the position as part time in one section, but lists employment type as full time, 40 weekly scheduled hours, and variable work hours and days elsewhere. The schedule includes 8.5-hour shifts, Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., with an every-fourth-weekend rotation. The position is based at Gerber Hospital in Fremont, Michigan.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Michigan pharmacist intern license upon hire, or Michigan temporary pharmacy technician license upon hire with full licensure obtained within 90 days of hire, and Michigan pharmacy technician license within 90 days, as specified in the posting.
• Pharmacy technician certification within 90 days, either PTCB (CPhT) or ExCPT; these certification requirements exclude pharmacist interns.
• Maintain requirements for CPhT certifications and complete assigned competencies by their due dates.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree.
• Hospital experience.
• Inpatient experience.
• Full pharmacy technician licensure and national certification, such as PTCB or ExCPT.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance with processing and preparing medications and supplies under the direction of a Pharmacist.
• Work with multiple medication automation systems.
• Deliver medications and supplies to patient care areas and nursing stations.
• Triage phone calls and messages from multidisciplinary team members.
• Work in complex pharmacy areas such as satellites, sterile product compounding, controlled substance handling, and inventory management.
• Prepare medications and supplies, including complex sterile formulations, under a Pharmacist’s direction.
• Prepare hazardous or biologic products when properly trained and after passing required competencies.
• Prepare and package bulk medications into unit-of-use packaging.
• Handle controlled substances for pharmacy and patient care areas under direct pharmacist supervision and in accordance with federal and state law.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Maintain CPhT certification requirements and complete assigned Corewell Health competencies by their due dates.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package intended to support financial, health, and work/life balance goals; the posting describes this as full benefits for the part-time position.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other offerings.
• Optional identity theft protection, home insurance, and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

What This Job Offers

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