Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Night Shift

Oaklawn Hospital; Marshall (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Oaklawn Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for the night shift to support pharmacists in preparing medications for patient use. Under supervision, you will assist with calls, verify orders, and ensure proper labeling and delivery of pharmaceuticals.

The role emphasizes accurate inventory control, adherence to pharmacy laws, and collaborative communication with clinicians and hospital staff to ensure timely patient care.

Qualifications

• Active Michigan Pharmacy Technician license required.
• Ability to work accurately under stress and with time.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist with calls and triage.
• Check orders and labeling for accuracy.
• Deliver and pickup medications promptly.
• Maintain stock of medications and sterile supplies.
• Prepackage medications for dispensing and manage recalls.
• Manage inventory and expiration dates in dispensing machines.
• Communicate with pharmacists, nurses, and staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Inventory management

Pharmacy software

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Active Michigan Pharmacy Technician license

Tools

Pharmacy software

Job description

Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Night Shift

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 standard 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.
• 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. Occassionally lift/carry 50+ lbs.