LVN Hospital Pharmacy Technician

PharMerica; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits

Flexible schedules

Tuition Assistance

401k

Paid-time off

Job summary

PharMerica, located in Bay City, Michigan, is hiring a Pharmacy Technician to support the pharmaceutical needs of long-term care clients. This role includes filling prescription items, preparing medications, and ensuring inventory accuracy.

The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma and a Pharmacy Technician license, with experience in a pharmacy setting. PharMerica offers a non-retail environment with benefits including health insurance and flexible schedules.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in a pharmacy setting with medical terminology.
• Ability to operate a computer effectively.

Responsibilities

• Fill prescription items and package medications for dispensing.
• Communicate with internal and external customers professionally.
• Prepares medications including liquids and ointments.

Skills

Detail oriented

Effective oral communication

Team player

Ability to recognize medications

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician license

Job description

Overview

PharMerica is a closed‑door pharmacy where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long‑term care and senior living clients. We offer a non‑retail pharmacy environment. Our organization is in high growth mode, which means advancement opportunities for individuals who are looking for career progression!

Benefits

• DailyPay
• Flexible schedules
• Competitive pay
• Shift differential
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
• Company paid STD and LTD
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Discount Program
• 401k
• Paid‑time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Non‑retail/Closed‑door environment

Responsibilities

• Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy
• Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels
• Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy
• May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out‑of‑date items from the inventory
• Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding
• Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner
• May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction
• Assists in the training of new employees
• Also performs at least one of the following:
• Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room;
• Works with automated machine to prepack drugs;
• Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand;
• Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry);
• Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood
• Services facility‑based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)
• Performs other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology. Ability to operate a computer; ability to recognize and identify medications. Detail oriented; goal oriented, team player, effective oral communication. Pharmacy Technician license.
• Desired: Long Term Care pharmacy experience.