Inpatient Pharmacy Technician – IV Compounding & Growth

Intermountain Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health's St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado seeks an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician to support daily operations, collaborate with pharmacists and technicians, prepare prescriptions, coordinate medication access, and ensure safe medication use within the hospital setting.

The role offers a 40-hour week with day and evening shifts, a competitive hourly rate between $20.73 and $31.58, and a comprehensive benefits package. Onsite work at St.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent is required.
• Current pharmacy technician certification and/or license applicable to state of practice.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations regarding the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of approved drugs, controlled substances, and investigational agents.
• Any lapse or failure to meet these requirements may result in disciplinary action, up to termination, at the hiring manager's discretion.

Responsibilities

• Assists the pharmacist in collecting clinical and other patient information and maintaining appropriate records as required by regulation and policy.
• Utilizes pharmacy technology effectively to prepare medication orders for dispensing, performs calculations as necessary, and compounds medications for accurate compounding as appropriate to practice site, in accordance with state law, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Attains appropriate supervision and accuracy checks by the pharmacist(s) and clearly understands when a pharmacist must verify tasks and activities.
• Accurately fills and maintains medication supplies including verifying and monitoring controlled substance inventories to ensure security, accuracy, cost effectiveness, and 340B/Charging management as required to practice site.
• Communicates with caregivers regarding responsibilities, identified concerns, and participates in quality and patient safety initiatives, identifying potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and/or staff and takes appropriate actions to elevate items to the pharmacist for review as appropriate based on urgency, regulations, and scope.

Skills

Inpatient pharmacy experience

IV compounding skills

Omnicell familiarity

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy technician certification/license

Tools

Omnicell

DoseEdge IV/PO workflow

Alaris pumps

Job description

Intermountain Health's St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado seeks an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician to support daily operations, collaborate with pharmacists and technicians, prepare prescriptions, coordinate medication access, and ensure safe medication use within the hospital setting.

The role offers a 40-hour week with day and evening shifts, a competitive hourly rate between $20.73 and $31.58, and a comprehensive benefits package. Onsite work at St.