Inpatient Pharmacy Technician — Training & Growth

Intermountain Health; Akron (OH); 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, is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician to support daily operations in an expanding inpatient program.

You will collaborate with pharmacists and technicians to prepare prescriptions, coordinate medication access, and assist patient care teams throughout the hospital stay. Top candidates have inpatient pharmacy experience, IV compounding skills, and familiarity with Omnicell.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent is required.
• Current pharmacy technician certification and/or license applicable to state of practice.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations regarding pharmacy practice.

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

Technical competency

Regulatory compliance

Financial awareness

Service delivery

Job performance

Reliability and Attendance

Communication

Organization

Computer proficiency

Education

High School diploma

Pharmacy technician certification/license

Tools

Omnicell

DoseEdge

Alaris pumps

Job description

Intermountain Health’s St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician to support daily operations in an expanding inpatient program.

You will collaborate with pharmacists and technicians to prepare prescriptions, coordinate medication access, and assist patient care teams throughout the hospital stay. Top candidates have inpatient pharmacy experience, IV compounding skills, and familiarity with Omnicell.