Pharmacy Technician, Marlborough Hospital, 40hr, Eve

UMass Memorial Health•Marlborough, MA

20d•$19 - $30

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician assists professional personnel with dispensing medications and preparing IV admixtures. The role delivers IV solutions and medications when necessary, replaces medication in floor stock, supports required record keeping, and maintains a professional appearance in the Pharmacy. The technician follows department policies and procedures and works with pharmacy automation and computer systems, inventory, sterile compounding, patient-owned medications, sample medications, inspections, and continuous quality improvement activities. This is a 40-hour-per-week evening-shift position at Marlborough Hospital, scheduled from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. The schedule includes Monday through Friday and holidays, with holiday coverage no more than every third holiday and one major summer and one major winter holiday. The stated hiring range is $18.76–$29.96, based on a full-time schedule; compensation may vary based on scheduled hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. A signing bonus may be available, with eligibility confirmed during the interview process.

Requirements

Licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.
High school education or certificate of equivalency.
Familiarity with drug brand and generic names.
Knowledge of admixing sterile intravenous products.
Previous experience in a hospital pharmacy setting, with a minimum of 500 hours as a pharmacy technician trainee, or an equivalent combination of the stated qualifications.
CPhT certification is described inconsistently: the posting lists it as required within the first 90 days, but later states that national certification is not required within a year after hire and that CPhT is preferred but not required.

Nice To Haves

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification is preferred in the experience and skills section.

Responsibilities

Follow established policies and procedures and maintain appropriate knowledge of the Department of Pharmacy at Marlborough Hospital.
Operate automated dispensing machines, including restocking, loading or unloading medications, monitoring expiration dates, running reports, and processing discrepancy, rejection, and credit reports.
Use the pharmacy computer system to process medication charges accurately and promptly, repackage and label unit-dose medications, determine expiration dates, and generate reports and labels.
Perform dosage and solution-preparation calculations using metric weight and volume equivalents.
Manage inventory, including ordering medications through approved systems, checking in orders, documenting receipt, resolving and documenting order problems, and monitoring inventory and expiration dates.
Aseptically compound parenteral admixtures and other sterile dosage forms, complete worksheets for compounded products, clean and document cleaning of the IV hood, and present compounded products to a pharmacist for checking.
Manage pharmaceutical sales representative sign-in and identification badges, record sample medication information, complete sample release forms, and deliver samples to approved areas.
Handle patient-owned medications stored in the pharmacy, including pickup and logging, and return delivery to patient care areas for CVI patients.
Inspect patient care areas and other departments, identify and work to resolve problems, and notify the pharmacist or Director of Pharmacy about serious or unresolved issues.
Participate in the departmental continuous quality improvement program, collect and tabulate information, and implement procedure changes based on recommendations.
Maintain documentation in accordance with regulatory and hospital requirements.
Participate in training or orientation of new pharmacy employees when requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.