Pharmacy Technician/340B Tech

Huron Regional Medical Center; Huron (SD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron Regional Medical Center is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Support Technician to assist pharmacists in storage, preparation, dispensing, and distribution of medications. The role includes maintaining inventory, supporting the 340B program, and ensuring timely patient administration.

Under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, you will handle Omnicell tasks, unit-dose packaging, and accurate documentation while upholding infection control standards and the hospital's core values.

Qualifications

• Under supervision of the Director of Pharmacy.
• Follows infection control procedures and universal precautions.
• Works as part of a team to support pharmacy operations.
• Willingness to assist with 340B program duties.

Responsibilities

• Assists pharmacist in storage, preparation, dispensing, charging, and distribution of medications.
• Maintains records and inventory to ensure timely patient administration.
• Assists with duties related to the 340B program.
• Repackages bulk products into unit-dose packaging with pharmacist check.
• Completes Omnicell pick lists and timely deliveries after pharmacist check.
• Restocks medication storage cabinets and flags outdated or recalled items.

Skills

Assists pharmacist

Inventory management

Omnicell operations

Unit-dose packaging

Tools

Omnicell

Job description

Description

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Spanish and Karen bilingual applicants encouraged to apply for any open positions in which you are qualified.

Reports To: Director of Pharmacy

Status: 80 hours per two week pay period

Shift: 7:30am - 6:00pm or 9:00am - 7:30pm rotating days and weekends, 4 days per week

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40 hours

Pay/Benefits: HRMC offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Position Purpose:

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Pharmacy or HRMC Pharmacist and according to standard pharmacy practice, performs a variety of support functions including assisting pharmacist in storage, preparation, dispensing, charging, and distribution of sterile and non-sterile medications; maintaining records and inventory; assuring medications are available in a timely manner for patient administration; assisting with duties associated with the 340B program.

Essential Job Functions:

• Demonstrates the mission of the hospital is met by demonstrating the Core Values:
• Respectful-We value the unique talents, ideas, contributions, and circumstances of each individual.
• Engaged-We value being active, positive participants at work and in our communities.
• Available-We value providing local access to care for our communities while being present for each other.
• Competent-We value knowledge, people-centered, innovative, and technology driven teams.
• Helpful-We value always helping others with kindness and compassion.
• Performs duties associated with the 340B program.
• Works with the pharmacists to maintain appropriate levels of medication inventory utilizing cost effective practices for purchasing products.
• Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing products and supplies in appropriate areas and limit monetary loss through outdating products.
• Accurately repackages bulk products into unit-dose packaging with final pharmacist check prior to restocking bins.
• Promptly completes Omnicell pick lists and timely deliveries after pharmacist final check.
• Completes Omnicell replenishes in a timely manner assuring products are stored in correct bins, rotated, correct quantity, and correct expiration. Pulls any outdated or recalled items as returns.
• Restocks medication storage cabinets in patient care areas accurately and notifies pharmacist of concerns.
• Assures that any outdated or unusable products are not placed back into active storage but removed to be processed through reverse wholesaler returns or properly discarded into appropriate waste containers. Completes documentation of monthly outdated pulls.
• Prepares Compounded Sterile Products (CSPs) accurately with appropriate technique. Follows infection control procedures and universal precautions as applicable to established policies and procedures.
• Refers all concerns and questions concerning medications, patients, staff, and storage to supervising pharmacist or Director of Pharmacy.

Other Job Duties:

• Observes appropriate professional communication during phone usage and addressing drop off/pick up window. Utilizes the communication tool of the month.
• Observes safe practices per policy and procedures for