Pharmacy Technician Retail PRN

About the Role

Corewell Health Retail Pharmacy at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph is an open-door outpatient pharmacy located at St. Joseph Hospital. While this pharmacy provides traditional outpatient pharmacy services for the community, its main purpose is to operate a Discharge Medication Program to collaboratively work across professional disciplines to ensure patients discharging from the hospital leave with their new medications in hand. This is an excellent transition of care opportunity in the outpatient pharmacy setting.

Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist, prepares and dispenses outpatient prescriptions.
• Delivers prescriptions to patients as needed.
• Triages phone calls and messages from patients and multidisciplinary team members.
• Able to work in complex pharmacy content areas (nonsterile compounding, controlled substance handling, inventory management) and work with multiple outpatient pharmacy systems and tools.
• Perform accurate and efficient prescription order entry in outpatient pharmacy management software, prepare prescriptions in a timely and accurate manner including nonsterile compounds, and appropriately prioritize prescription workflow under the direction of a Pharmacist.
• Perform accurate dispensing and cash register operations; Follows HIPAA laws and maintains patient confidentiality; Perform prescription delivery accurately and promptly as needed.
• Maintain and manage prescription drug inventory and handles controlled substances under direct supervision of a pharmacist per federal and state law.
• Perform excellent patient care and customer service through effective communication and responsiveness to concerns or requests of patients, physicians, nurses, employees, and the public; communicates positively and effectively with patients, colleagues and clinical staff in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Maintains all requirements for CPhT certifications. Completes all Spectrum Health assigned competencies by assigned due dates.
• Prepares supplies / medication, including complex sterile formulations under the direction of a Pharmacist. May prepare hazardous or biologic products when properly trained and competencies are passed.
• Prepares and packages bulk medications into unit of use packaging.
• Handles controlled substances for pharmacy and patient care areas under direct supervision of a pharmacist per federal and state law.
• Delivers pharmacy prepared medications, controlled substances and supplies to various nursing stations/patient care areas.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Maintains all requirements for CPhT certifications. Completes all Spectrum Health assigned competencies by assigned due dates.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent (Required)
• Associate's Degree (Preferred)
• Hospital experience (Preferred)
• LIC-Pharmacist Intern - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required Or
• LIC-Pharmacy Technician Temp - STATE_MI State of Michigan Must obtain full licensure w/in 90 days of hire. Upon Hire required Or
• LIC-Pharmacy Technician - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
• CRT-Pharmacy Technician, Certified (CPHT) - PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Excludes - LIC- Pharmacist Intern 90 Days required Or
• CRT-Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) - NHA National Healthcareer Association Excludes - LIC- Pharmacist Intern 90 Days required
• Ideal candidate will possess Full Pharmacy Technician License and National Certification, such as PTCB or ExCPT
• Ideal candidate will also possess Retail Pharmacy Technician experience
• Shifts are Monday to Friday, Day Shift, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., 8.5-Hr. Shifts
• This position currently does not entail a weekend rotation, but may in the future

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Schedule

Part time, Rotating shift. Weekly Scheduled Hours: 4. Hours of Work: Between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Days Worked: Variable. Weekend Frequency: Variable weekends.

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