Pharmacy Technician Inpatient $1,500 Sign-on Bonus

Intermountain Health; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support patient care in a fast-paced inpatient setting. The role involves unit-dose dispensing, IV compounding, and Omnicell system duties under pharmacist supervision.

The position offers a 40-hour workweek with rotating 8- and 10-hour shifts, a $1,500 sign-on bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. Eligible candidates will join a collaborative hospital team dedicated to safe, timely

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Current pharmacy technician certification and/or state license required.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations governing pharmacy practice and drug distribution.
• Lapses in credentialing may lead to disciplinary action or termination.

Responsibilities

• Assists the pharmacist in collecting clinical and other patient information and maintaining records as required by regulation and policy.
• Prepares medication orders for dispensing and compounds medications as appropriate to practice site, following policies and state law.
• Performs supervision and accuracy checks with pharmacists and understands when tasks require pharmacist verification.
• Maintains medication supplies and monitors controlled substances inventories for security, accuracy, cost effectiveness, and 340B/Charging management.
• Communicates with caregivers about responsibilities and safety, participating in quality and patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Technical competency

Regulatory compliance

Financial awareness

Service delivery

Job performance

Reliability

Communication

Organization

Computer proficiency

BLS certification

Education

Pharmacy technician certification/licensure

High School diploma

Tools

Omnicell

Inventory management

Job description

Job Description

To show our commitment to you and to assist with your transition into our organization, we offer a $1,500 sign-on bonus.

Job Specifics

Schedule

Caregivers rotate through variable 8- and 10-hour shifts within a 24/7 inpatient pharmacy environment to support patient care needs.

Location

Inpatient Pharmacy, Lutheran Hospital, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Benefits Eligible

Yes - Link to Benefit Details

Inpatient Pharmacy Team

Join our Inpatient Pharmacy Team at Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, 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.

About Lutheran Hospital

Lutheran Hospital is a community-based, acute-care hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Lutheran Hospital began in 1905 as the Evangelical Lutheran Sanitarium, a tent colony for tuberculosis patients. As medical advances diminished the demand for tuberculosis treatment, community leaders decided the center should meet a new need.

Community-based Lutheran Hospital, a not-for-profit, general medical facility located on a 100-acre campus, opened its doors in 1961. Construction of the six-story replacement hospital began in 2021, culminating in a state-of-the-art facility designed to support exceptional patient care, innovation, and growth. The new Lutheran Hospital campus at Clear Crossing in Wheat Ridge opened on August 3, 2024, and represents the future of healthcare in Denver's western suburbs.

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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.

Minimum 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

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital

Work City

Wheat Ridge

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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