Lead Inpatient Pharmacy Tech - Day Shift with Growth

Trinity Health MI; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-1 Benefits

Generous PTO

Career Growth

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Trinity Health MI in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Lead Medication Historian Pharmacy Tech to assist Pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining inventory, and patient records. Leads technician activities for a shift and coaches staff in assigned areas.

The role focuses on training, competency validation, and adherence to standard work, with collaboration across management and pharmacists to ensure regulatory compliance and high-quality service.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent.
• Certified and licensed as a CPhT in the State of Michigan.
• Three years of pharmacy work experience.
• Preferred: Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician training program; or two years of college with emphasis in math, science, or medical field applications. Completion of Mercy Health leader training for front line leaders.
• Preferred: Experience in Pharmacy MHSM continuous improvement or Kata teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, packages, and distributes medication orders per physician request, pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
• Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies according to established policies and procedures.
• Contributes to effective and quality operation of the department.
• Maintains logs, records, and other required files and documentation; answers telephone and pneumatic tube; and handles cash transactions.
• Prepares IV admixtures and other sterile products.
• Processes medication charges and credits according to established policy.
• Performs basic pharmacy computer order entry.
• Trains and provides competency validation of Technician II, III, and IV roles.
• Collaborates with Manager and designated pharmacists to provide content expertise and staff coaching in core pharmacy process areas such as Sterile Admixture, Unit Dose, Pyxis Distribution, and Pharmacy Informatics.
• Participates in training, education, precepting, and evaluation of pharmacy students/residents; Informatics lead duties include tech training for nursing staff.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Leadership

Training & coaching

Quality improvement

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CPhT certification (Michigan)

Mercy Health leader training

Pharmacy Technician training program or two-year college (math/science/medical)

Pharmacy MHSM improvement/Kata experience

Job description

Trinity Health MI in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Lead Medication Historian Pharmacy Tech to assist Pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining inventory, and patient records. Leads technician activities for a shift and coaches staff in assigned areas.

The role focuses on training, competency validation, and adherence to standard work, with collaboration across management and pharmacists to ensure regulatory compliance and high-quality service.