Pharmacy Technician - Hospital

1.0 FTE - Day/Eve Shifts 

At Olmsted Medical Center, we value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for employees who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance  
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Adoption Assistance Plan

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Pharmacy Technician Certification required within 2 years of hire
• Minnesota Pharmacy Technician Registration
• BLS certification
• Excellent communication skills, flexibility, and ability to work as part of a dynamic team
• Self-directed with excellent time management skills and able to work within a schedule

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepares all floor medication stock requisitions, carts, automated distribution machine fill lists, kits, code drawers, etc. under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Delivers and retrieves products to the hospital and clinics as necessary.
• Performs dispensing and reporting functions in the automated drug distribution system.
• Accurately prepares medications and promptly delivers to hospital/clinics.
• Assists in compounding and dispensing medicines that are not readily available from manufacturers.
• Repackages medications for unit of use, patient starter dose packages, and prescriptions for the ED pre-packs.
• Maintains the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring database.
• Maintains all packaging and compounding records.
• Assures the pharmacist check/verification prior to dispensing the medication. Prepares controlled substances for distribution to the hospital/clinics.
• Accurately and efficiently fills, labels, and prepares prescriptions for discharge prescriptions as applicable.
• Reads and enters appropriate information into the computer system to generate accurate prescription labels, profiles, and charges.
• Aseptically compounds sterile hazardous and non-hazardous products according to MN BOP and USP 800 standards.
• Appropriately and promptly labels all sterile products.
• Delivers admixtures to the appropriate departments.
• Documents and checks stock monthly for outdated medications, proper labeling, and storage.
• Prepares quality assurance checklists and provides a report to the pharmacy manager monthly.
• Analyzes automated drug distribution reports to ascertain medication usage patterns.
• Assists Cerner Support Team and Informatics pharmacist in revising, updating, and adding/deleting medications from the Cerner database.
• Assists the director of pharmacy in preparing drug diversion audits.
• Assists the purchasing technician as necessary.
• Assures that all records received are accurate and complete.
• Performs duties as assigned by the pharmacist and pharmacy manager.
• Effectively communicates with clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, other technicians, hospital personnel, and patients.
• Answers and transfers any telephone calls requiring professional judgment to the pharmacist.
• Adheres to telephone etiquette at all times.
• Maintains a neat, clean, orderly, and well-stocked work area.
• Other duties as assigned.