Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy, Full-Time, Days

About Marinhealth

Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch.

Job Description Summary

The Pharmacy Technician prepares, fills and distributes medications and sterile products. All technicians are under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Job Specifications

• Education: High school graduation or equivalent. Two years of college with appropriate science courses or completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician program.
• Experience: Two years as a pharmacy technician or related experience preferred. Hospital pharmacy technician experience is strongly preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: Registered Pharmacy Technician (PHRMTECH-R) required at hire. Integrative Agitation Management (IAMTAC) required within 30 days of hire.

Essential Functions

• Processing Orders: Prepares, fills and refills medications for employee/take home prescriptions, inpatients, floor stock, offsite facilities, or case carts according to applicable policy and procedure guidelines.
• Distributing and Refilling Medications: Distributes and refills medications (narcotic and non-narcotic) in the Pyxis Medstations.
• Preparation of Intravenous Admixtures: Prepares intravenous admixtures, other sterile and non-sterile preparations, including, but not limited to parenteral nutrition, intravenous antibiotics, large volume intravenous additives, GU irrigant syringes, triple antibiotic irrigations and narcotic analgesia syringes.
• Chemotherapy Preparation: Prepares chemotherapy only if certified to do so by MGH Pharmacy Department and performs LFGI decontamination and cleaning.
• Maintaining Quality: Maintains quality of drugs by continuously monitoring expiration dates.
• Aseptic Technique: Employed established policies, procedures and standards for aseptic technique and handling sterile products.
• Inventory Management: Maintains quality control log documentation and participates in quality control activities. Maintains adequate inventory, including, but not limited to, stocking shelves, procuring inventory, unit dose repackaging, and assuring appropriate levels of stock.
• Computerized Patient Profile Records: Maintains computerized patient profile records with additions, deletions, or changes under the supervision of the pharmacist. Includes sorting, assessing and prioritizing communications and orders for the pharmacist with the assistance of any established triage protocol and entering orders.
• Work Area Maintenance: Maintains an orderly, neat and sterile work area, including the following of appropriate policies and procedures when handling hazardous substances. Maintains work logs in the appropriate area related to the activities of narcotic and drug preparation, maintenance of equipment, repackaging and status of work completed.
• Supporting Pharmacists: Assists Pharmacists in performing monthly inspections of medication storage in the patient care areas.

Accommodation

Qualified applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application process by contacting Human Resources at 415-925-7040 or TalentAcquisition@mymarinhealth.org.

C.A.R.E.S. Standards

MarinHealth seeks candidates ready to model our C.A.R.E.S. standards—Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety—which foster a healing, trust-based environment for patients and colleagues.

Compensation

The posted pay range complies with applicable law and reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. Individual pay is set by skills, experience, qualifications, and internal/market equity, consistent with MarinHealth’s compensation philosophy. Positions covered by collective bargaining agreements are governed by those agreements.

Equal Employment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status, and any other classifications protected by federal, state, and local laws.