Inpatient Pharmacy Tech: Medication Histories (20 hrs/wk)

Henry Ford Health; Michigan; On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health plan options

Dental and eye care coverage

Tuition assistance

Discounts to various businesses

Job summary

Henry Ford Health System in Michigan is seeking an Inpatient Advance Pharmacy Technician for 20 hours per week. This role involves working under a pharmacist's supervision to process medication orders while ensuring safe handling and preparation of drugs. Candidates must have a high school diploma and a Michigan pharmacy technician license, with at least a year’s experience in a pharmacy setting. Benefits include health plans, dental coverage, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Requires experience as a Hospital or Retail Pharmacy Technician.
• Ability to safely handle cytotoxic drugs and a vertical flow hood environment.
• Must maintain pharmacy inventory and deliver prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Process orders for medications requiring special handling.
• Maintain records and perform calculations.
• Develop departmental protocols with supervising pharmacist.

Skills

Medication handling expertise

Ability to read and interpret medication literature

Computer skills (25 WPM typing)

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Pharmacy Technician license from Michigan

Job description

Inpatient Advance Pharmacy Technician (Medication Histories) - 20 hrs/wk - Macomb

GENERAL SUMMARY: Works under the supervision of a pharmacist to process orders for medications that require special handling, preparation and/or accountability. The technician has and maintains expertise and skill in the safe handling and use of medications which require special handling, preparation and/or accountability.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Requires a high school diploma or G.E.D. Requires a valid Pharmacy Technician license from the State of Michigan. Requires at least one year of experience as a Hospital Pharmacy Technician and/or Retail Pharmacy Technician (retail experience applies only to medication history positions. Requires the ability to maintain records and perform calculations. Must have the ability, when applicable, to safely handle and manipulate cytotoxic and other special drugs and incidental equipment used in drug preparation, including the ability to work aseptically in a vertical flow hood environment. Must have the ability, when applicable, to maintain Investigational Drug Research Records and to validate doses ordered using Investigational Drug Protocols. Must have the ability to maintain (lift, carry, stock) pharmacy inventory and deliver prescriptions (transport) to nursing units. Must have the ability to use a computer keyboard and type approximately 25 WPM. Must be able to read, interpret and utilize literature relating to medications that require special handling, preparation or accountability to develop or modify, in consultation with a supervising pharmacist, departmental protocols pertaining to the use of these agents.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.