Pharmacy Technician- Flexible Hours

Company: MyMichigan Health
Location: Midland
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Summary

The Pharmacy Technician is an entry-level position. Following a training period, the Technician should be able to decipher and enter orders on the computer, compound IVs, charge and credit, fill orders, answer phones and doors, and stock the department.



ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Runs reports, pulls medications and restocks Automated Dispensing Machines, follows up on narcotic discrepancies, trouble-shoots problems, aides and trains nurses on dispensing problems.
  
  
• Performs sterile compounding per USP 797 guidelines and non-sterile compounding per USP 795 guidelines. Universal precautions to be utilized when compounding or otherwise manipulating biologic products. Performs daily, monthly, and ad hoc cleaning/disinfection of designated IV room areas using MidMichigan-approved cleaning solutions.
  
  
• Run labels using the computer in an accurate and timely manner.
  
  
• Fills, reconciles and exchanges 24 hour UD medicine carts using McKesson robot and EPIC.
  
  
• Repackages non-unit dose medications correctly using PacMed and McKesson repackager.
  
  
• Replaces and fills floor stock: fills Emergency Medical Services (EMS) boxes, crash cart trays, open heart medications and Omnicell Anesthesia carts and delivers to appropriate area; completes monthly floor stock on other medical center departments; stocks UD area and IV room if needed.
  
  
  
  
  
  OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  
  
  
  
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  • Compounds oral and topical solutions and ointments.
    
    
  • Answers phone, retrieves tubes and faxes. Helps with duties as directed by the pharmacist on duty.
    
    
  • Able to add barcodes to products, including compounded items, Intravenous Piggy-Back (IVPB*s), etc using the MILT 3.0 program, and using PharmNet Inpatient Formulary Manager to check National Drug Codes (NDC) numbers and barcodes.
    
    
  • Other duties as assigned.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND SKILLS
    
    
    
    Pharmacy Technician Licensure required - New hires and transfers before October 1, 2015 must possess a full technician license through the State of Michigan or show proof that they have applied. Incumbents before October 1, 2015 must possess the CPhT - National Certification for pharmacy technicians. Effective October 1, 2015, all incumbents, new hires and transfers to this position must possess a pharmacy technician full license through the state of Michigan. The pharmacy technician license must be maintained in order to be qualified to hold this position.
    
    
    
    High School Diploma or GED required.
    
    
    
    Successful completion of annual exam for Aseptic Technique within 90 days of hire and annually thereafter required.
    
    
    
    Computer experience required.
    
    
    
    Good math skills (pass a standard test), good organizational skills, a team player and ability to work under high pressure and time constraints are all required.
    
    
    
    Interpersonal skills needed to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and interact with people at all levels to communicate ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
    
    
    
    MyMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows.
    
    
    
    An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health.
    
    
    
    Medical Terminology knowledge preferred. Medical Center or Retail Pharmacy experience preferred.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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