Senior Acute Pharmacy Technician

Primary location: Gilbert, Arizona

About the role

Pharmacy careers at Banner Health offer innovation and highly trained staff. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will support medication preparation, compounding, distribution, and inventory management while ensuring safe and efficient patient care. You'll work closely with pharmacists and healthcare professionals in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment at Banner Gateway Medical Center.

To be considered for Senior Acute status, candidates must have at least two years of pharmacy experience and be IV-trained in sterile and hazardous drug compounding.

Banner Gateway provides excellent patient care through the latest medical technology, a relaxing healing environment, and a focus on patient and employee safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine duties in packaging, distribution, non-sterile compounding, and record-keeping of pharmaceutical supplies.
• Serve as a liaison between customers and pharmacists.
• Use pharmacy computer systems to investigate and respond to missing medication requests.
• Prepare compounded intravenous medications, total parenteral nutrition products, and chemotherapeutic agents in compliance with USP guidelines.
• Ensure the sterile compounding environment and all equipment are cleaned and maintained according to policy.
• Educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Trainees, and Volunteers.
• Identify medications and items for reorder to maintain continuous inventory.
• Receive, check-in, and restock medications, verifying quantities against invoices.
• Manage users within the automated dispensing technology database and troubleshoot malfunctions.
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal and customer service skills in all interactions.
• Restock medications to nursing and ancillary areas using automated dispensing technology or requisition.
• Compound non-sterile medication products following product worksheets and USP guidelines.
• Repackage bulk medications into unit-of-use packaging and document accurately.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with policies, laws, and regulations.
• Perform quality control activities, including monthly nursing unit inspections and pharmacy section checks.
• Complete documentation of refrigerator temperatures and equipment maintenance activities.
• Perform compounding and labeling of intravenous compounds and hazardous agents, including chemotherapy, using proper sterile and aseptic techniques.
• Handle narcotic medications following federal and legal requirements.
• Adhere to all storage and inventory movement documentation requirements for controlled substances.

Requirements

• Pharmacy Technician licensure and active Pharmacy Technician certification OR Pharmacy Intern licensure in the state of practice.
• In Arizona, provide the AZ Board of Pharmacy Wallet Card at time of hire.
• Minimum of two years of pharmacy technician experience.
• Ability to complete moderate to difficult mathematical calculations using a hand-held calculator.
• Strong customer service focus, exceptional communication skills, attention to detail, prioritization capabilities, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of computer software, including medication management information systems, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing systems.
• Effective oral and written communication skills for interfacing with staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
• For employees at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital: possession of an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at hire and maintained throughout employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of a Pharmacy Technician Certification Program.
• Additional related education and/or experience.

Benefits

This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. A hire-on incentive of up to $2,500 is available. Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night shift differential when applicable.

Schedule

This is a day shift position working 8-hour shifts from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM. The schedule includes rotating weekdays, every other weekend, and rotating holiday coverage.

About the Facility

Banner Gateway Medical Center, located near Phoenix in Gilbert, Arizona, offers 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, and a 46-bed emergency department. It shares a campus with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency services, and more. The facility supports an average of 4,000 deliveries per year through its WIS and NICU services.

The Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center provides world-class care for oncology patients, both inpatient and outpatient. It features five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, over 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab, and more. The inpatient medical oncology unit utilizes electronic surveillance to assist bedside nurses with patient care.