Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient

Henry Ford Health; Southfield (MI); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 41 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Henry Ford Health in Southfield is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists by preparing medications, entering orders, labeling, and delivering medications to patient care areas.

You will assist with inventory, documentation, and billing, while ensuring accuracy and adherence to policy. The role requires a Michigan license and a genuine commitment to patient care.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED
• Requires a Pharmacy Technician License from the State of Michigan
• 6 months pharmacy experience preferred
• Ability to use a computer keyboard and type approximately 25 words per minute
• Must possess the personality and ability to work with a wide variety of people under sometimes stressful situations
• Motivated to provide high quality patient care

Responsabilités

• Picks up medication orders and delivers medications to patient care areas on a routine and emergency basis
• Accurately interprets and enters medication orders into the pharmacy computer system
• Determines quantities needed to fill prescriptions and prepares prescription medications for dispensing following established policy and procedure
• Aseptically compounds and labels intravenous solutions according to prescription formula or instructions
• Fills unit dose cassettes with appropriate medications
• Generates appropriate computer reports in a timely fashion
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date admission, discharge, and transfer information
• Exchanges unit dose cassettes in patient care areas
• Checks expiration dates and returns items to their correct stock locations
• Processes discontinued drug orders and performs medication billing functions for services rendered
• Obtains necessary medications from pharmacy stock areas
• Performs drug packaging and labeling functions as needed
• Collects and records data as needed for workload statistics and maintains other necessary records
• Maintains a neat and clean work environment at all times
• Inventories and replenishes medication and supplies in dispensing areas
• Replenishes emergency boxes with needed medications
• Participates in the teaching and supervision of new pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician students in each of the service areas
• Communicates effectively and courteously with patients, physicians, nurses, and other HFH staff

Connaissances

Typing speed 25 wpm

People skills

Computer skills

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician License (MI)

Description du poste

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Job Description

***Eligible for $2,500 Sign On Bonus***

Join Henry Ford Health as an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician and make a meaningful impact on patient care.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Schedule: Full Time Rotating shifts

Location: Southfield

The inpatient pharmacy technician works under the supervision of a pharmacist and assists in the preparation of medications for patients. The pharmacy technician receives medication orders, enters medication orders into the pharmacy computer system, prepares medications and labels for dispensing, delivers medications to patient care areas, maintains drug inventory in dispensing areas, maintains appropriate records and processes medication charges for services rendered.

PRINCPLE DUTIES & RESPONSBILITIES:

• Picks up medication orders and delivers medications to patient care areas on a routine and emergency basis.
• Accurately interprets and enters medication orders into the pharmacy computer system.
• Determines quantities needed to fill prescriptions and prepares prescription medications for dispensing following established policy and procedure.
• Aseptically compounds and labels intravenous solutions according to prescriptionformulaor instructions.
• Fills unit dose cassettes with appropriate medications.
• Generates appropriate computer reports in a timely fashion.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date admission, discharge, andtransferinformation.
• Exchanges unit dose cassettes in patient care areas.
• Checks expiration dates andreturns items to their correct stock locations.
• Processes discontinued drug orders andperformsmedication billing functions for services rendered.
• Obtains necessary medications from pharmacy stock areas.
• Performs drug packaging and labeling functions as needed.
• Collects and records data as needed for workload statistics and maintains other necessary records.
• Maintains a neat and clean work environment at all times.
• Inventories and replenishes medication and supplies in dispensing areas.
• Replenishesemergency boxes with needed medications.
• Participates in the teaching and supervision of new pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician students in each of the service areas.
• Communicates effectively and courteously with patients, physicians, nurses, and other HFH staff.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Requires high school diploma or GED
• Requires a Pharmacy Technician License from the State of Michigan
• 6 months pharmacy experience preferred
• Must have the abilityusea computer keyboard and type approximately 25 words per minute.
• Must possessthe personalityand ability to work with a wide variety of people under sometimes stressful situations.
• Must be motivated to providehigh qualitypatient care.

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