Pharmacy Technician Inpatient

15500 Saint Joseph Hospital Inc; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support inpatient pharmacy operations. The role involves 40 hours weekly with rotating 8- and 10-hour shifts, every other weekend, and two holidays per year.

You will assist in IV compounding, Omnicell operations, and documentation to ensure safe, timely medication therapy for patients. Candidates should have inpatient pharmacy experience, a current pharmacy technician certification/license, and knowledge of

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent required.
• Current pharmacy technician certification and/or license for state of practice.
• Knowledge of state and federal pharmacy regulations and drug distribution.
• Lapse in certification may lead to disciplinary action at hiring manager's discretion.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist in collecting clinical and patient information and maintain records as required.
• Use pharmacy technology to prepare medication orders and compound as appropriate to practice site.
• Ensure supervision and accuracy checks by pharmacists and understand when verification is required.
• Fill and maintain medication supplies and monitor controlled substances for security and cost-effectiveness.
• Communicate with caregivers about responsibilities and participate in quality/patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Technical competency

Regulatory compliance

Financial awareness

Service delivery

Job performance

Reliability

Communication

Organization

Computer proficiency

BLS Certification

Education

High School or equivalent

Pharmacy technician certification/license

Tools

Omnicell

Job description

Job Description: Schedule: Full-time (40) Shifts: Caregivers rotate through variable 8- and 10-hour shifts within a 24/7 inpatient pharmacy environment to support patient care needs. The schedule includes every other weekend and two rotating holidays annually. Location: Inpatient Pharmacy, Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado Benefits Eligible: Yes - Link to Benefit Details Top candidates have inpatient pharmacy experience including IV compounding skills and familiarity with Omnicell.

Join our Inpatient Pharmacy Team at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado, where pharmacists and pharmacy technicians partner with patient care teams to deliver safe, timely medication therapy across the hospital.

The team supports patient care through unit-dose dispensing, sterile IV compounding, automated dispensing cabinet (Omnicell) support including accurate documentation, inventory, and controlled-substance accountability.

If you enjoy a fast-paced environment, dependable teammates, and making a meaningful impact on patients throughout their hospital stay, you’ll feel right at home here.

Saint Joseph Hospital was founded in Denver in 1873 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth as the first private teaching hospital in Colorado.

Today, it remains the largest private teaching hospital in Denver.

The hospital provides a tradition of healthcare that includes compassionate caregivers, stellar clinical expertise and active clinical partnerships with National Jewish Health and community physicians.

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Job Function

The Pharmacy Technician demonstrates consistent application of knowledge and skills in assisting the pharmacist in execution of appropriate, safe, efficacious, efficient, and cost-effective pharmaceutical care. The position participates in many procedural aspects of pharmacy practice under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or technician supervisor and is an integral part of the pharmacy team. This position supports Pharmacy Services in all locations (i.e., acute, community, ambulatory, specialty).

Essential Functions

• 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 elevate 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 (or Attendance)
• Communication
• Organization
• Computer proficiency
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification as appropriate to practice site.

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.

Physical Requirements

• Carrying
• hearing/listening
• lifting
• manual dexterity
• pulling/pushing
• seeing
• climbing
• crawling
• speaking
• squatting/kneeling
• standing
• walking as needed to perform job duties.

Location: Saint Joseph Hospital Work City: Denver Work State: Colorado Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $20.73 - $31.58

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