Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - PRN

OU Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

Medical and dental plans

Job summary

OU Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician PRN to support inpatient operations. This entry-level role focuses on medication preparation, distribution, and basic inventory tasks under pharmacist supervision.

Responsibilities include data entry, label creation, and maintaining orderly pharmacy spaces, with potential for sterile compounding and IV room work as certification and policy allow. 1 year of experience preferred, high school diploma required, OK Board permit within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: At least 1 year as pharmacy technician.
• License/Registration: Active permit as a Pharmacy Technician by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy or ability to achieve permit within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Retrieves prescriptions, medication records, or files as directed.
• Performs clerical tasks including data entry, typing labels, and maintaining patient profiles.
• Performs secretarial tasks such as answering phones, filing, and basic documentation.
• Assists with maintaining a clean, organized, and orderly pharmacy environment.
• Assists with inventory support activities including monitoring, pricing, dating, invoicing, stocking, and assisting with purchase order preparation.
• Assists with accountingrelated support tasks such as basic recordkeeping, accounts receivable support, thirdparty billing, and posting under supervision.
• Prepares, labels, and delivers medications accurately and timely under pharmacist supervision.
• Fills automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) and unit dose cassettes according to established procedures.
• Restocks and maintains crash carts, emergency kits, and medication supplies as assigned.
• Performs basic sterile and nonsterile compounding under supervision and according to USP and departmental standards.
• Maintains cleanliness, organization, and inventory in assigned pharmacy areas, including IV rooms and preparation spaces.
• Accurately enters, fills, and documents medication orders in the pharmacy system and electronic medical record.
• Assists with receiving, unpacking, checking in, and shelving medications and supplies from vendors.
• Assists with maintaining IV room stock of base fluids, additives, and supplies.
• Assists with automated dispensing cabinet setup, stocking, and coordination.
• Helps maintain logs of medications and supplies requiring reorder.
• Assists with stock replenishment of decentralized or satellite pharmacy locations as requested.
• Participates in daily physical inventory counts and reports unreconciled discrepancies promptly to pharmacy leadership.
• Complies with all regulatory, safety, infection control, and quality standards.
• Participates in technician training, onboarding, and competency assessments.
• Escalates questions, discrepancies, or safety concerns to pharmacists or senior technicians appropriately.

Skills

Attention to detail

Basic computer skills

Effective communication

Customer service

EMR documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

EMR system

Microsoft Office

Job description

OU Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician PRN to support inpatient operations. This entry-level role focuses on medication preparation, distribution, and basic inventory tasks under pharmacist supervision.

Responsibilities include data entry, label creation, and maintaining orderly pharmacy spaces, with potential for sterile compounding and IV room work as certification and policy allow. 1 year of experience preferred, high school diploma required, OK Board permit within 90 days.