Ambulatory Care Certified Pharmacy Technician III

About the role

Independently prepares and dispenses patient-specific medication doses, ensures correct drug, dose, dosage form, expiration dating, and barcode scanning.

Independently compounds and manages complex and sterile medication preparations, including chemotherapy and hazardous formulations, following USP, , guidelines and institutional protocols.

Manages accurate medication inventory operations, including ordering and stocking product, receiving and rotating stock, removing expired medications, and guaranteeing perpetual inventory counts.

Maintains proper medication storage, including cold chain custody, quarantine areas for expired medications, and overall inventory integrity.

Supports formulary management and contributes to inventory optimization strategies.

Identifies systemic safety risks, contributes to root cause analysis, and leads initiatives to reduce medication errors.

Serves as a safety advocate within the pharmacy team.

Leads hazardous medication handling practices, including spill response, PPE training, and environmental safety audits.

Ensures departmental adherence to USP and institutional protocols.

Leads or contributes to compliance audits, documentation, and medication-use process improvement initiatives.

Prepares reports, assists with compliance documentation, and supports operational accountability, transparency, and readiness for regulatory inspections and accreditation surveys.

Collaborates actively with pharmacy staff, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care and ensure continuity of pharmacy services across shifts, staffing assignments, and practice areas.

Serves as a liaison between pharmacy and clinical teams to resolve medication-related issues.

Mentors technicians and supports onboarding, competency validation, and peer development.

Leads or participates in departmental quality improvement projects, educational initiatives, and practice advancement efforts.

Serves as a resource for resolving workflow issues and optimizing distribution processes.

Leads troubleshooting and optimization of pharmacy automation systems, ADCs, and software platforms.

Supports system upgrades, configuration changes, and training of staff in technology use.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Independently prepares and dispenses patient-specific medication doses, ensuring correct drug, dose, dosage form, expiration dating, and barcode scanning.
• Independently compounds and manages complex and sterile medication preparations, including chemotherapy and hazardous formulations, following USP, , guidelines and institutional protocols.
• Manages accurate medication inventory operations, including ordering and stocking product, receiving and rotating stock, removing expired medications, and guaranteeing perpetual inventory counts.
• Maintains proper medication storage, including cold chain custody, quarantine areas for expired medications, and overall inventory integrity.
• Supports formulary management and contributes to inventory optimization strategies.
• Identifies systemic safety risks, contributes to root cause analysis, and leads initiatives to reduce medication errors.
• Serves as a safety advocate within the pharmacy team.
• Leads hazardous medication handling practices, including spill response, PPE training, and environmental safety audits.
• Ensures departmental adherence to USP and institutional protocols.
• Leads or contributes to compliance audits, documentation, and medication-use process improvement initiatives.
• Prepares reports, assists with compliance documentation, and supports operational accountability, transparency, and readiness for regulatory inspections and accreditation surveys.
• Collaborates actively with pharmacy staff, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care and ensure continuity of pharmacy services across shifts, staffing assignments, and practice areas.
• Serves as a liaison between pharmacy and clinical teams to resolve medication-related issues.
• Mentors technicians and supports onboarding, competency validation, and peer development.
• Leads or participates in departmental quality improvement projects, educational initiatives, and practice advancement efforts.
• Serves as a resource for resolving workflow issues and optimizing distribution processes.
• Leads troubleshooting and optimization of pharmacy automation systems, ADCs, and software platforms.
• Supports system upgrades, configuration changes, and training of staff in technology use.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changes as necessary
• Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and external customers
• Ability to follow direction from formal management personnel and work well under direct supervision of a pharmacist
• Ability to identify, follow up, and resolve discrepancies
• Ability to identify, mitigate, and assist in resolving pharmacy operational or program issues
• Ability to keep accurate and complete records
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Must be able to read, write and speak conversational English
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to teach pharmacy technician students
• Proficiency in hospital computer system technology and automation
• Knowledge and competence in aseptic techniques, hazardous drug compounding and USP 795, 797 and 800 standards (if applicable)
• Knowledge and competence in the medication reconciliation process (if applicable)

Qualifications

• High School Grad or Equiv
• Associate

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication
• Organizational and problem-solving skills
• Customer service skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to follow direction
• Ability to identify and resolve discrepancies
• Ability to identify and mitigate pharmacy operational issues
• Ability to keep accurate records
• Medical terminology knowledge
• Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to teach pharmacy technician students
• Proficiency in hospital computer system technology and automation
• Aseptic techniques and hazardous drug compounding knowledge
• Medication reconciliation process knowledge

Benefits

Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off from Day One

403-B Retirement Plan

Whole Person Well-being Resources

Mental Health Resources and Support

Pet Benefits

Pay

$18.14 - $29.02

Schedule

Full time

Day (United States of America)