Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Brighton

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Brighton (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Education assistance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support the department under supervision. Duties include interpreting orders, packaging medications, and delivering to units with proper bar-coding and inventory support. Emphasis on aseptic technique and compliance with USP standards.

The role involves training new staff, assisting with education, and contributing to continuous quality improvement and patient safety initiatives within a large hospital system.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Formal Pharmacy Technician program or an Associate's degree preferred.
• Michigan licensure is required.
• Pharmacy Technician certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret medication orders; assist with filling and dispensing.
• Maintain aseptic technique when preparing IV admixtures and other meds.
• Deliver medications to nursing units and restock ADCs as needed.
• Support drug inventory and charge capture processes.
• Train new pharmacy technicians and support education initiatives.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Procedural compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician program or Associate's degree preferred

Michigan licensure required

Pharmacy Technician certification preferred

Tools

BoxPicker

MedBoard

Barcode scanning

Job description

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Rotating Shift

Position Overview: Under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist and Pharmacy Department leadership, provides daily pharmaceutical supportive services for the Department of Pharmacy according to established procedures and in compliance with pharmacy laws, other regulatory agencies and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Responds to routine and emergency requests in a prompt and efficient manner, requiring a relatively high degree of independent judgement. Participates in departmental education activities and competency assessment. Actively supports and participates in the department's continuous quality improvement initiatives; promotes the organizational commitment to customer service.

What you will do: Reads and interprets physician's medication orders, assists with filling, processing and dispensing of medications, re-packages and labels medication, including bulk supplies, with final check performed by a pharmacist. Maintains cleanliness and aseptic technique while following established departmental compounding practices and procedures when mixing intravenous admixtures including IVPBs, large volume parenterals, and total parenteral nutrition, if necessary. Prior to performing drug preparation proven competency while working aseptically in a horizontal or vertical laminar (biological safety cabinet) flow hood using aseptic technique is required. Adheres to USP 797/USP 800 Guidelines. Delivers controlled substances and other medications to nursing units' automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADC). Delivers other medication, IV solutions and all necessary forms throughout the hospital on a regularly scheduled basis to patient care areas. Prepares medications and subsequently loads and unloads medication into ADC with appropriate bar code scanning. Fills inventory needs for nursing unit ADCs, non-cabinet stock, and fills unit dose drawers by placing the proper drugs in the bins according to the computerized patient profile. Supports the drug inventory process including rotation and restocking of drug dispensing areas with drugs and supplies needed to process patient medication orders. Ensures the maintenance of a clean and orderly work area. Answers phones according to established phone etiquette and directs calls to the proper personnel. Determines when phone calls or emergency situations need to be referred to a pharmacist. Completes nursing unit inspections, as assigned. Restocks crash cart trays and OCMCA boxes etc., as required in a timely manner. Alerts the pharmacists or pharmacy management of any discrepancies. Fills controlled substance orders and reconciles all discrepancies on a daily basis. Reports any discrepancies to the pharmacist or pharmacy management as appropriate. Monitors any unusual activity for potential drug diversion. Only when/if trained in oncology may an inpatient technician prepares and packages chemotherapy medications and other medications requiring special handling for subsequent administration to patients under the supervision of the pharmacist. This includes verifying drug doses and preparing preliminary drug profiles for patients on established chemotherapy protocols. Safely handles and manipulates cytotoxic and other special drugs and incidental equipment used in drug preparation while working aseptically in a vertical flow hood or biological safety cabinet. Adheres to all safety measures for handling chemotherapy/hazardous materials. Maintains all necessary paperwork, legal documents, and records for all medications, including chemotherapy prepared for administration. Utilizing the pharmacy computer system, bills and/or credits patients for medication used. Maintains investigational drug research records and validates doses ordered using investigational drug protocols. Obtains medications accurately from the department's automated medication supplier (i.e., BoxPicker). Loads and removes medications from this unit using bar code scanning of medication and patient labels. Prepares and labels doses removed for pharmacist final check. Operates the unit dose packaging machine in an accurate and efficient manner. This includes restocking medications and replacing supplies, monitoring machine alarms, and ensuring doses are correctly labeled and prepared for pharmacist check. Utilizes the MedBoard software system and bar code scanning to track the delivery of medications to the nursing units. Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, colleagues, and visitors to Trinity Health System. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places. Accesses protected health information (PHI) only as necessary and according to hospital and HIPAA guidelines. In accordance with unit or departmental practice, determines that appropriate charges have been entered for the correct patient, encounter, date/time of service, with any required modifiers. Make corrections as needed per charge capture policy/practice. In accordance with unit or departmental practice, actively participates in on-going education and communication regarding revenue management, assists with tracking and monitoring of equipment assigned to the unit. Requests services for maintaining equipment as needed. Maintain proficiency with the electronic health records for documentation, assessment, and care management, performing these activities concurrently with provision of care throughout the shift. Trains new pharmacy technicians and documents their progress and reports results to pharmacy leadership on an ongoing basis. Mentors and assists with training of Pharmacy Technician students and provides input regarding their progress. Performs quality improvement audits or other tasks as assigned by the pharmacist or pharmacy manager. Rotational schedule with required weekend and holiday responsibilities. Also available for coverage as needed.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of individuals in the job.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician educational program and/or completion of an Associate's Degree preferred.
• Previous pharmacy experience, hospital-based pharmacy experience preferred.
• Formal Pharmacy Technician program experiential education may be considered in lieu of work experience.
• Licensure in the State of Michigan is required.
• Certification as a Pharmacy Technician is preferred.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefit packages available, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
• Supportive work environment with opportunities for career advancement.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.