Pharmacy Technician

Corewell Health • Farmington Hills, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction and supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician performs functions related to preparing, storing, distributing, and dispensing prescriptions. The role includes entering patient and prescription information, processing insurance claims, retrieving, filling, and labeling medications, managing prescription pickup bins, and assisting customers by phone, at the lobby counter, and at the pharmacy drive-through window. The technician also helps maintain medication inventory and records, processes wholesaler orders, monitors shortages and special orders, distributes medications to patient care areas, reconciles the cash drawer, and helps train new staff. Maintaining a safe, orderly, and clean work area is part of the role.

This full-time position is based at the Farmington Hills Hospital outpatient pharmacy, has a rotating shift with variable hours and days, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week. Weekend work is required every third weekend. The technician may rotate to other outpatient pharmacy sites or the home delivery pharmacy as needed. Within the hospital, routine rotation through IV admixture and unit dose services applies, and rotation to operating room pharmacy services may be required.

Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital is a 305-bed teaching facility with Level II trauma status. Corewell Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, an on-demand pay program, discounts, optional identity theft protection and home and auto insurance, and traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings. Benefits eligibility depends on employment type and status.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Michigan State Pharmacy Technician license required upon hire, or Michigan State Pharmacist Intern license required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with sterile compounding.
• At least six months of pharmacy technician experience.
• Graduation from an ASHP-accredited technician training program.

Responsibilities

• Fill medication orders, including oral, injectable, topical, and intravenous admixture medications.
• Enter patient demographics, insurance information, and prescriptions into the pharmacy information system; prioritize prescriptions for waiting customers and handle and reprocess rejected claims.
• Process prescriptions by retrieving the correct medication, filling and labeling it, and attaching necessary notifications.
• File completed prescriptions in patient pickup bins after pharmacist verification.
• Answer telephone calls and assist customers at the lobby counter and pharmacy drive-through window.
• Update and electronically transmit the daily drug order; monitor, document, and communicate special orders and shortages.
• Process daily wholesaler drug orders, stock shelves, check for outdated drugs, log controlled drugs, file invoices, and contact suppliers about invoice discrepancies.
• Distribute prepared medications to patient care areas, patient bedsides, and other hospital departments.
• Reconcile the cash drawer at opening and closing and document the reconciliation according to policy; perform other required record-keeping duties.
• Assist in training new staff and serve as a resource for IT support personnel.
• Maintain the work area in a safe and orderly manner.
• Clean and dust work areas and shelves, and disinfect high-touch points such as counters, credit card devices, phones, counting utensils, and signature pads.
• Rotate to other outpatient pharmacy sites or the home delivery pharmacy as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory
• Optional identity theft protection
• Optional home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings

What This Job Offers

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