Outpatient Pharmacy Tech: Shape a New Care Experience

Intermountain Health; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Health’s St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado is launching a new outpatient pharmacy.

We seek an Outpatient Pharmacy Technician to help build workflows, support pharmacists, and ensure safe, efficient medication processing in a retail-like setting. You will assist in preparing prescriptions, coordinate medication access, and support patients throughout the dispensing process, reporting to a licensed pharmacist and collaborating with fellow technicians.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent is required.
• Current pharmacy technician certification and/or license applicable to state of practice.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of approved drugs, controlled substances, and investigational agents.
• Any lapse or failure to meet these requirements may result in disciplinary action, up to termination, at the hiring manager's discretion.

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 escalates 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

BLS Certification

Education

High School or equivalent

Current pharmacy technician certification/licensure

Job description

Intermountain Health’s St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado is launching a new outpatient pharmacy.

We seek an Outpatient Pharmacy Technician to help build workflows, support pharmacists, and ensure safe, efficient medication processing in a retail-like setting. You will assist in preparing prescriptions, coordinate medication access, and support patients throughout the dispensing process, reporting to a licensed pharmacist and collaborating with fellow technicians.