Hospital Inpatient Pharmacy Tech: Sterile & Med Delivery

Great River Health Systems; United States; On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Matching retirement programs

Health, Dental and Vision plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Great River Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to perform clerical tasks, drug distribution, and medication management under pharmacist supervision. Duties include preparing medications, reviewing patient arrival meds for dosing, and ensuring regulatory compliance with USP standards.

The role involves stocking crash carts, maintaining patient profiles, inventory management, and delivering meds to units and operating rooms.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED required.
• Required Pharmacy experience.
• Preferred computer experience.
• Preferred Sterile Compounding.
• Preferred BLS & First Aid (within 60 days).
• Preferred dependent adult abuse reporting within 180 days.
• PTCB or NHA national certification within 1 year.
• Iowa Board of Pharmacy licensure required.
• Pharmacy Technician Trainee cert if not already held.
• Maintains licensure/certification with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Ensure crash carts are stocked with required items.
• Establish and maintain patient medication profiles.
• Maintain proper storage and security for drugs.
• Answer telephones and respond to requests.
• Prepack bulk medicines and fill prescribed bottles.
• Mix pharmaceutical preparations per directions.
• Fill orders and manage dispensing cabinet inventory (Omnicell).
• Replenish emergency kits and carts.
• Receive and store supplies; verify quantities against invoices.
• Prepare IV additives and maintain clean/sterile areas.
• Deliver medications to nursing units, ORs and EDs.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Sterile compounding

Basic Life Support

First Aid

Computer experience

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

PTCB Certification

NHA Certification

Iowa Pharmacy License

Pharmacy Technician Trainee Certification (Iowa)

National certification within 1 year

Tools

Omnicell

Job description

Great River Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to perform clerical tasks, drug distribution, and medication management under pharmacist supervision. Duties include preparing medications, reviewing patient arrival meds for dosing, and ensuring regulatory compliance with USP standards.

The role involves stocking crash carts, maintaining patient profiles, inventory management, and delivering meds to units and operating rooms.