Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy

Oaklawn Hospital; Marshall (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Oaklawn Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support the pharmacy team in preparing medications for patient use. You will work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and follow standard procedures to ensure accuracy and safety.

Responsibilities include assisting with calls, verifying orders, handling deliveries, maintaining stock, and supporting recalls. Strong communication and computer skills are essential in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work accurately under stress and communicate effectively with staff and patients.
• Able to operate computer programs, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues; strong organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medications for patient consumption under supervision.
• Assists pharmacists with calls and triage; receives assignments from pharmacists.
• Checks orders and deliveries for accuracy and proper labeling.
• Performs delivery and pickup of medications to secure areas in a timely manner.
• Maintains inventory and stock of meds and equipment; supports recalls and safety checks.

Skills

Under pressure

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Organization

Job description

Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy

Job Summary

Under general supervision of a licensed pharmacist, and in accordance with standard departmental procedures, prepare medications for patient consumption.

Essential Functions

• Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Assists the pharmacist with the handling of telephone calls and triage calls appropriately and receives assignments from Pharmacists.
• Checks all orders and deliveries for completeness, accuracy, and proper labeling.
• Performs delivery and pickup of medications to secure areas in a timely manner.
• Performs unit inspections checking for all nonconformities, keeps record of inspections, and communicates with charge nurse/nurse manager and pharmacist of any identified issues.
• Ensures adequate stock of sterile equipment, pharmaceutical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and all non-pharmaceuticals.
• Prepackages bulk medications into unit dose packaging for dispensing to patients and maintains accurate and appropriate records in the Packaging Machine.
• Proactively prepackages specialty kits used throughout the hospital.
• Prepares outpatient prescriptions to be dispensed after pharmacist approval in accordance with pharmacy law and standards of pharmacy practice.
• Appropriately address pharmaceutical recalls in a timely manner.
• Inventories, checks, and maintains correct expiration dates upon refill of Automated Dispensing Machines. Proactively addresses short-dated product by removing from machine and marking for immediate use in high moving areas.
• Isolates any nonconforming product (expired, recalled, broken, unusable) to identified area.
• Maintains appropriate stock and dates in ancillary medication servers such as crash carts, EMS bags, RSI boxes.
• Demonstrates ability to address and mitigate drug shortages.
• Reorders medications/supplies on appropriate accounts (340B, GPO, WAC) through wholesaler, direct accounts, and specialty suppliers.
• Appropriately checks in deliveries, checks against packing slip and/or invoice, barcode scans in all appropriate computer systems and places medications/supplies in appropriate storage areas.
• Performs pharmacy physical inventory as appropriate.
• Maintains accuracy of controlled substance counts, addressing and/or explaining all discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Appropriately and accurately orders, invoices, and bills pharmacy supplied medications/supplies for all hospital owned clinics and physician offices.
• Bills and credits in a timely manner any additional medication doses using appropriate computer systems.
• Maintains effective and courteous communication with department directors, managers, pharmacists, technicians, and all hospital personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

Active Michigan Pharmacy Technician license.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Able to work accurately under stress and with time interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with personnel and visitors. Able to operate computer programs, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues; must have strong organizational skills.

Working Conditions

May be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. Must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as required in sterile areas.

Physical Requirements

Constantly stand, walk, reach, see/visual acuity, handle/grasp/feel, talk/hear, lift/carry 1 to 25 lbs. Frequently push/pull, bend/twist, stoop/kneel/crouch, lift/carry 25 to 49 lbs. Occasionally lift/carry 50+ lbs.