Certified Pharmacy Technician - Day Shift

Trinity Health; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage start

Relocation assistance

Tuition/professional development

DailyPay

Employee recognition programs

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion groups

Job summary

Trinity Health Mount Carmel East Inpatient Pharmacy seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in timely, accurate medication provision. Under direct supervision, duties include sterile and non-sterile compounding, packaging, inventory control, and billing with automation support.

The role offers opportunities for elevated compensation for sterile compounding trained technicians after completing our standard training program.

Qualifications

• Education: High school graduation or equivalent.
• Licensure/Certification: Approved Pharmacy Technician Certification, active Ohio State Board of Pharmacy registration.
• Experience: Previous pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills.
• Aptitude in mathematical manipulations (ratios, proportions, multiplication, division, decimals, and fractions).
• Ambition to advance through Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification.

Responsibilities

• Establish a working identity with the Pharmacy Team and contribute to culture.
• Prepare sterile products (including chemotherapy) using aseptic technique.
• Prepare non-sterile products (including hazardous medications) per standards.
• Repackage bulk oral meds using Parata Systems and robotics.
• Facilitate dispensing via Automated Dispensing Cabinets on patient units.
• Assist in dispensing orders through the pharmacy inventory system.
• Assist inventory control and flag issues for Purchasing Team.
• Support proper billing for patients and other units.

Job description

Employment Type

Full time Shift: Day Shift

Location

This position is located at Mount Carmel East Inpatient Pharmacy

Purpose

The Certified Pharmacy Tech will assist the pharmacist in assuring timely and accurate provision of medications to patients. Technician responsibilities are performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. These functions may include unit dose dispensing, sterile compounding, non‑sterile compounding, medication packaging, inventory control, record keeping and billing, and use of equipment and automated technology.

Mount Carmel also offers an elevated Certified Pharmacy Tech - Sterile Compounding compensation program for all sterile compounding trained technicians, regardless of prior experience. Following completion of our standardized training program, all signed off technicians will be approved for elevated compensation

What You Will Do

• Establish a working identity with our Pharmacy Team and continue to build upon our culture
• Following in depth, role specific training. Team responsibilities include: Preparation of sterile products (including chemotherapy) using aseptic technique, in compliance with regulatory standards
• Preparation of non-sterile products (including hazardous medication), in compliance with regulatory standards
• Repackaging of bulk oral medication using our Parata Systems and Medical Packaging Inc robots
• Facilitating medication dispensing via Automated Dispensing Cabinets on our patient care units
• Assists in the dispensing of orders/prescriptions through our pharmacy inventory system
• Assists in inventory control by processing our daily Pharmacy Department order; assuring proper stock rotation, storage and appropriate expiration dating. Escalates medication and non-medication orders to the Purchasing Team
• Assists the department with proper billing of patients and other units

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High school graduation or equivalent
• Licensure / Certification: Approved Pharmacy Technician Certification. Active registration as a Certified Tech with Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
• Experience: Previous pharmacy technician experience is preferred
• Effective Communication Skills
• Aptitude in mathematical manipulations (ratios, proportions, multiplication, division, decimals, and fractions).
• A desire to career build, with ambition to elevate their working pharmacy knowledge to the extent of their Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Mount Carmel Health System recognized by Forbes in 2025 as one of America's Best State Employers.
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.
• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.
• Generous paid time off programs.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Tuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.
• RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel's College of Nursing.
• Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).
• Employee Referral Rewards program.
• Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you're hired as an eligible colleague, you'll be able to see how much you've made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!
• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

Ministry/Facility Information

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our five hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and doctor of nursing programs. If you're seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!

Our Commitment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status pro