Pharmacy Technician Retail PRN

Corewell Health • St Joseph, MI

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Corewell Health Retail Pharmacy at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph is an open-door outpatient pharmacy located at St. Joseph Hospital. While this pharmacy provides traditional outpatient pharmacy services for the community, its main purpose is to operate a Discharge Medication Program to collaboratively work across professional disciplines to ensure patients discharging from the hospital leave with their new medications in hand. This is a excellent transition of care opportunity in the outpatient pharmacy setting.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• State of Michigan Upon Hire required LIC-Pharmacy Technician Temp - STATE_MI State of Michigan Must obtain full licensure w/in 90 days of hire.
• Upon Hire required LIC-Pharmacy Technician - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
• CRT-Pharmacy Technician, Certified (CPHT) - PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Excludes - LIC- Pharmacist Intern 90 Days required Or CRT-Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) - NHA National Healthcareer Association Excludes - LIC- Pharmacist Intern 90 Days required
• Full Pharmacy Technician License and National Cert., such as PTCB Certification, or ExCPT
• Retail Pharmacy Technician experience

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree
• Hospital experience
• LIC-Pharmacist Intern - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of a Pharmacist, provides technical assistance, processing and preparing medications and supplies.
• Works with multiple medication automation systems.
• Delivers medications and supplies to patient care areas.
• Triages phone calls and messages from multidisciplinary team members.
• Able to work in complex pharmacy areas (satellites, sterile product compounding, controlled substance handling, inventory management).
• Perform accurate and efficient prescription order entry in outpatient pharmacy management software, prepare prescriptions in a timely and accurate manner including nonsterile compounds, and appropriately prioritize prescription workflow under the direction of a Pharmacist.
• Perform accurate dispensing and cash register operations.
• Follows HIPAA laws and maintains patient confidentiality.
• Perform prescription delivery accurately and promptly as needed.
• Maintain and manage prescription drug inventory and handles controlled substances under direct supervision of a pharmacist per federal and state law.
• Perform excellent patient care and customer service through effective communication and responsiveness to concerns or requests of patients, physicians, nurses, employees, and the public; communicates positively and effectively with patients, colleagues and clinical staff in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Maintains all requirements for CPhT certifications.
• Completes all Corewell Health assigned competencies by assigned due dates.
• Prepares supplies / medication, including complex sterile formulations under the direction of a Pharmacist.
• May prepare hazardous or biologic products when properly trained and competencies are passed.
• Prepares and packages bulk medications into unit of use packaging.
• Handles controlled substances for pharmacy and patient care areas under direct supervision of a pharmacist per federal and state law.
• Delivers pharmacy prepared medications, controlled substances and supplies to various nursing stations/patient care areas.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Maintains all requirements for CPhT certifications.
• Completes all Spectrum Health assigned competencies by assigned due dates.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

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