Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Part-Time, Rotating Shifts

Henry Ford Health; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician for a part-time, 20-hour-per-week role in Detroit (Moross). The tech will assist pharmacists, process medication orders, prepare medications for dispensing, and help manage inventory and patient charges.

The position supports patient care in the inpatient setting, requiring accuracy, good typing speed, and strong interpersonal skills to work with physicians, nurses, and patients.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Requires a Pharmacy Technician License from the State of Michigan.
• 6 months pharmacy experience preferred.
• Must have the ability use a computer keyboard and type approximately 25 words per minute.
• Must possess the personality and ability to work with a wide variety of people under sometimes stressful situations.
• Must be motivated to provide high quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Picks up medication orders and delivers medications to patient care areas on a routine and emergency basis.
• Accurately interprets and enters medication orders into the pharmacy computer system.
• Determines quantities needed to fill prescriptions and prepares prescription medications for dispensing following established policy and procedure.
• Aseptically compounds and labels intravenous solutions according to prescription formula or instructions.
• Fills unit dose cassettes with appropriate medications.
• Generates appropriate computer reports in a timely fashion.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date admission, discharge, and transfer information.
• Exchanges unit dose cassettes in patient care areas.
• Checks expiration dates and returns items to their correct stock locations.
• Processes discontinued drug orders and performs medication billing functions for services rendered.
• Obtains necessary medications from pharmacy stock areas.
• Performs drug packaging and labeling functions as needed.
• Collects and records data as needed for workload statistics and maintains other necessary records.
• Inventories and replenishes medication and supplies in dispensing areas.
• Replenishes emergency boxes with needed medications.
• Participates in the teaching and supervision of new pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician students in each of the service areas.
• Communicates effectively and courteously with patients, physicians, nurses, and other HFH staff.

Skills

Typing

People skills

Patient care

Education

High school diploma or GED

Michigan Pharmacy Technician License

Pharmacy experience (6 months) preferred

Tools

None

Job description

Henry Ford Health is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician for a part-time, 20-hour-per-week role in Detroit (Moross). The tech will assist pharmacists, process medication orders, prepare medications for dispensing, and help manage inventory and patient charges.

The position supports patient care in the inpatient setting, requiring accuracy, good typing speed, and strong interpersonal skills to work with physicians, nurses, and patients.