Pharmacy Technician (Per Diem)

Hartford HealthCare; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare's Manchester Memorial Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for the inpatient Pharmacy Department. Under supervision of the Pharmacist, duties include unit dose dispensing, sterile and nonsterile compounding, and obtaining medication histories in the Emergency Department.

Responsibilities include maintaining automated dispensing systems, preparing orders, inventory tasks, repackaging medications, and assisting with education and training, as well as discharge

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• One or more years experience as a pharmacy technician preferred.
• CT Pharmacy Technician license within 30 days of hire; national certification strongly preferred.
• Hospital Pharmacy experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Refills and maintains automated dispensing systems.
• Prepares orders and maintains inventory for the pharmacy department.
• Repackages bulk medications.
• Receives and stores incoming supplies.
• Assists (within scope of practice) with patient and staff education, resident/student training, peer interviewing and coaching, process improvement, and discharge prescriptions.
• Positively interacts with patients and other hospital guests to enhance the quality of case/service provided.

Skills

Unit dose dispensing

Sterile/nonsterile compounding

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Location Detail: 71 Haynes Street (10627)
Shift Detail: variable shifts
Work where every moment matters.
The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.
Manchester Memorial is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for our inpatient Pharmacy Department. Under the supervision and direction of the Pharmacist, our Pharmacy Technicians assist in performing pharmaceutical functions which include unit dose dispensing, sterile and nonsterile compound preparation, and obtaining medication histories in our Emergency Department.

• Refills and maintains automated dispensing systems.
• Prepares orders and maintains inventory for the pharmacy department.
• Repackages bulk medications.
• Receives and stores incoming supplies.
• Assists (within scope of practice) with patient and staff education, resident/student training, peer interviewing and coaching, process improvement, and discharge prescriptions.
• Positively interacts with patients and other hospital guests to enhance the quality of case/service provided.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma required or equivalent.

Experience

One or more years experience as a pharmacy technician is preferred.

Hospital Pharmacy experience; strongly preferred

License And Certification

Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician with the CT Department of Consumer protection within 30 days of hire.

Pharmacy Technician national certification strongly preferred

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With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.