Pharmacy Technician Specialist Automation Elijah McCoy

Henry Ford Health; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Detroit is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support and optimize automated pharmacy systems across the health system. The role emphasizes automation, inventory control, and collaboration with nursing and multidisciplinary teams to improve medication safety and workflow.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of inpatient pharmacy experience (or equivalent), MI licensure, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Requires at least two years of inpatient pharmacy technician experience (or two years as a pharmacy technician for other settings).
• Two years of experience with automated dispensing systems preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication; highly analytical; able to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain functional and operational integrity of automated dispensing systems (profiles, troubleshooting, audits, upgrades).
• Support automation implementations and coordinate with vendors and IT Partners.
• Act as liaison with Nursing Management to monitor medication discrepancies and support resolution.
• Run, monitor and interpret automation and CII reports; communicate trends for diversion monitoring and safety.
• Participate on project teams to improve workflows, efficiency and service levels.
• Provide core pharmacy technician services as needed.

Skills

Verbal/written communication

Analytical ability

Multi-tasking

PC skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

MI Pharmacy Technician Licensure

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Eligible for $2,500 sign on bonus

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Support and optimize automated pharmacy systems and related operations across the health system. This role is heavily focused on automation and associated activities while partnering with pharmacy, nursing and multidisciplinary teams. Optimizing an Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) for central replenishment focuses on improving inventory accuracy, reducing stockouts, minimizing expired meds, and streaming pharmacy workflow.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain the functional and operational integrity of automated dispensing systems (e.g., end-user profiles, troubleshooting, service follow-up, audits/ cycle counts, upgrades).
• Support automation implementations (setup, inventory assignments) and coordinate with vendors and IT Partners
• Act as liaison with Nursing Management to monitor/ communicate medication discrepancies and support resolution.
• Run, monitor, and help interpret automation and controlled substance reports; communicate trends that support diversion monitoring and medication safety.
• Participate on projects teams to improve workflows, efficiency and services levels.
• Provide core pharmacy technician services as needed (as assigned)

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Requires high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Requires at least two (2) years of experience as an inpatient pharmacy technician(for inpatient setting) OR two (2) years of experience as a pharmacy technician for all others.
• Two (2) years of experience with automated pharmacy dispensing systems preferred.
• PC skills as needed to perform job functions as assigned.
• Strong verbal/written skills; availability for on-call system support; highly analytical ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with established time constraints.
• Flexibility to deal with ever-changing health care environment.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects.
• Strong Excel skills

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• Valid State of MI pharmacy technician licensure required.