Licensed Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient

About This Role

Provide daily pharmaceutical supportive services under the supervision of a pharmacist, ensuring compliance with regulations and department procedures. This role involves responding to routine and emergency requests, participating in education activities, and supporting continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret physician's medication orders, filling, processing, and dispensing medications with final pharmacist check
• Maintain cleanliness and aseptic technique while preparing intravenous admixtures and large volume parenterals according to USP 797/USP 800 Guidelines
• Deliver controlled substances and medications to nursing units' automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADC) and patient care areas
• Prepare medications and load/unload them into ADCs with barcode scanning, filling inventory needs for nursing units
• Support drug inventory processes, including rotation, restocking, and maintaining a clean work area
• Answer phones according to established etiquette, directing calls to appropriate personnel and referring emergencies to a pharmacist
• Complete nursing unit inspections, restock crash cart trays and OCMCA boxes, and alert management of discrepancies
• Fill controlled substance orders, reconcile daily discrepancies, and report unusual activity to prevent drug diversion
• Prepare and package chemotherapy and other special handling medications under pharmacist supervision, adhering to safety measures
• Utilize pharmacy computer systems to bill/credit patients for medication, maintain investigational drug research records, and validate doses
• Operate the unit dose packaging machine accurately and efficiently
• Track medication delivery to nursing units using the MedBoard software system and barcode scanning

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent
• Current licensure by the State of Michigan as Pharmacy Technician
• Essential mathematics skills
• Effective computer and keyboarding skills
• Ability to work with Pharmacy Information Systems and automation
• Excellent critical thinking skills
• Detail oriented and passionate about medication and patient safety
• Excellent customer service orientation skills

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent. Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician educational program and/or completion of an Associate's Degree is preferred.
• Previous pharmacy experience, hospital-based pharmacy experience preferred. Formal Pharmacy Technician program experiential education may be considered in lieu of work experience.

Nice to Have

• Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician educational program and/or an Associate's Degree
• Certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Previous pharmacy experience, hospital-based pharmacy experience

Skills

* Required skills

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