Senior Acute Pharmacy Technician

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Acute Pharmacy Technician works under pharmacist supervision to support packaging, distribution, non-sterile compounding, and pharmaceutical supply record-keeping. The role serves as a liaison between customers and pharmacists and uses pharmacy computer systems to investigate and respond to missing medication requests. The technician is expected to assess situations, consider alternatives, and select appropriate actions. The position also involves preparing intravenous medications, total parenteral nutrition products, and chemotherapeutic agents in compliance with USP <797> and USP <800>, while cleaning and maintaining the sterile compounding environment and its equipment. The technician may educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and Volunteers, and must provide care appropriate to patients’ ages. The position is based in the Pharmacy-Hosp department in Mesa, Arizona, at Banner Heart Hospital. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM; during low-census periods, the shift may be adjusted to 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM based on department needs. No weekend rotation is required. A hire-on incentive of up to $2,500 is available. The posting also mentions a flat-rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night-shift differential when applicable, with details to be provided by the recruiter during the interview process.

Requirements

Arizona Pharmacy Technician licensure and active Pharmacy Technician certification, or Pharmacy Intern licensure in the state of practice.
At least two years of pharmacy technician experience.
Arizona incumbents must provide an Arizona Board of Pharmacy Wallet Card at time of hire.
Ability to complete moderate to difficult mathematical calculations using a handheld calculator.
Strong customer-service focus, communication skills, attention to detail, prioritization, problem-solving, and ability to multitask.
Knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information systems, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing systems.
Effective oral and written communication skills for interacting with staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
For employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital: an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at hire and maintained throughout employment, and an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Acute-care or hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.
Sterile compounding/IV room and automated dispensing cabinet experience are strongly preferred.
Completion of a Pharmacy Technician Certification Program is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify medications and supplies that need to be reordered, receive and check in deliveries against invoices, restock items, and address shorted, short-dated, or unusable products.
Manage users in automated dispensing technology databases, investigate discrepancies, and troubleshoot malfunctions.
Respond to standard internal customer requests and interact professionally with department personnel, patients, visitors, staff, physicians, and other internal customers.
Restock medications to nursing and ancillary areas using automated dispensing technology or requisitions after pharmacist review; where permitted and properly trained, use barcode scanning verification devices. Restock other medication areas, including trays, code carts, and emergency boxes.
Compound non-sterile medication products, follow product worksheets and documentation procedures, comply with applicable USP guidelines, calibrate equipment, measure components, repackage bulk medications into unit-of-use packaging, and document compounding and repackaging.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment, perform quality-control activities such as nursing unit inspections and pharmacy section checks, and document refrigerator temperatures and equipment maintenance.
Use appropriate garbing and compounding techniques; prepare and label intravenous compounds and hazardous agents, including chemotherapy, with proper sterile and aseptic technique. Follow applicable USP <797>/<800> requirements and procedures for product lines and patient populations, complete environmental cleaning, document required tasks, and safely receive, store, label, and transport hazardous drugs.
Handle controlled substances in accordance with federal and legal requirements and policy, including requirements for receiving, compounding, repackaging, distribution, storage, and inventory movement documentation.
May educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and Volunteers.
Provide care appropriate to the age of patients.