Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

About the role

The inpatient pharmacy at Trinity Health Ann Arbor is open 24/7, serving inpatients, the emergency department, operating rooms, and multiple procedural areas. The department is accredited by Joint Commission and is the lead location for the national Trinity Health Pharmacy Education and Advancement of Technicians (THE-PEAT) training program.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets physician's medication orders, assists with filling, processing, and dispensing of medications, re-packages and labels medication, including bulk supplies, with final check performed by a pharmacist.
• Maintains cleanliness and aseptic technique while following established departmental compounding practices and procedures when mixing intravenous admixtures including IVPBs, large volume parenterals, and total parenteral nutrition, if necessary.
• Delivers controlled substances and other medications to nursing units' automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADC).
• Fills inventory needs for nursing unit ADCs, non-cabinet stock, and fills unit dose drawers by placing the proper drugs in the bins according to the computerized patient profile.
• Ensures the maintenance of a clean and orderly work area.
• Answers phones according to established phone etiquette and directs calls to the proper personnel.
• Determines when phone calls or emergency situations need to be referred to a pharmacist.
• Completes nursing unit inspections, as assigned.
• Restocks crash cart trays and OCMCA boxes etc., as required in a timely manner.
• Alerts the pharmacists or pharmacy management of any discrepancies.
• Fills controlled substance orders and reconciles all discrepancies on a daily basis.
• Reports any discrepancies to the pharmacist or pharmacy management as appropriate.
• Maintains investigational drug research records and validates doses ordered using investigational drug protocols.
• Operates the unit dose packaging machine in an accurate and efficient manner.
• This includes restocking medications and replacing supplies, monitoring machine alarms, and ensuring doses are correctly labeled and prepared for pharmacist check.
• Utilizes the MedBoard software system and bar code scanning to track the delivery of medications to the nursing units.
• Trains new pharmacy technicians and documents their progress and reports results to pharmacy leadership on an ongoing basis.
• Mentors and assists with training of Pharmacy Technician students and provides input regarding their progress.
• Performs quality improvement audits or other tasks as assigned by the pharmacist or pharmacy manager.
• Rotational schedule with required weekend and holiday responsibilities. Also available for coverage as needed.

Requirements

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician educational program and/or completion of an Associate's Degree preferred.
• Licensure in the State of Michigan is required.
• Previous pharmacy experience, hospital-based pharmacy experience preferred.
• Formal Pharmacy Technician program experiential education may be considered in lieu of work experience.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Licensure: Licensure as a Pharmacy Technician in the State of Michigan is required.
• Certification: Certification as a Pharmacy Technician is preferred.

Skills

• Aseptic technique
• Medication preparation
• Automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADC)
• Unit dose packaging machine operation
• Quality improvement audits

Benefits

Competitive compensation, DAILYPAY Benefits effective Day One! Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability, Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions, Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout SJMHS and Trinity Health, and Tuition Reimbursement.