Pharmacy Technician

First Connect Health; West Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

First Connect Health seeks a Pharmacy Tech for inpatient hospital pharmacy duties in Utah. The role involves preparing batches, refilling Pyxis cabinets, sterile/nonsterile compounding, hazardous medications, and delivering meds to nursing units.

The technician will also unit-dose medications from stock bottles for patient administration and work on an overnight 7-on, 7-off schedule. Scrubs are required; state licensure is expected; orientation week participation is required.

Qualifications

• Inpatient hospital experience required.
• IV compounding experience required.

Responsibilities

• Preparing batches and refilling automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis).
• Compounding sterile and nonsterile products.
• Compounding hazardous medications.
• Fielding phone calls.
• Delivering medications directly to nursing units.
• Unit-dosing medications from stock bottles for patient administration.

Skills

Inpatient hospital experience

IV compounding

Tools

Pyxis

Job description

Unit Notes

• Hiring Process: Profile Review: Profile Review with MedSol Clinical, Interview with Unit manager at facility
• Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted
• Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote

Department: PHARMACY Tech - HCJ

Certs/Licensure Requirements Utah Pharmacy Technician License

What areas will they cover (ER, ICU, Inpt, Outpt, etc.) Inpatient Pharmacy and will cover all areas of the hospital.

Common Duties/Job Requirements/Skills

Preparing batches and refilling automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis), compounding sterile and nonsterile products, compounding hazardous medicaitons, fielding phone calls, delivering medications directly to nursing units. They will also be unit-dosing medicaitons from medication stock bottles for patient administration.

Experience or 'Must have' skills

Inpatient Hospital Experience. IV compounding is must as well.

Pharmacy Manager/Supervisor Erick McGIll

Pharmacy Techs? This tech will be the only technician on overnight with one pharmacist.

Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?)

This is a 7-on, 7-off position. Wednesday overnights to Tuesday night overnight. Wednesday - Friday are 9 pm - 7 am, Saturdays, Sundays and recognized holidays are 7 pm - 7 am, and Monday - Tuesday are 9 pm - 7 am again.

Weekend Requirements

Every other weekend

Holiday Requirements

They are required if the week they are on overlaps a holiday.

Is there an on-call requirement?

No

Medication Dispensing System? How does it work?

Pyxis is used for automation

Scrubs or Dress Code Requirements

Scrubs are required. Our department's color is caribbean blue.

Department specific orientation

Yes.

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