Pharmacy Technician Full Time Rotating Shifts
Company: Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: January 22, 2023
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Job Description:
Employment Type: Full time Shift: Rotating Shift Description:
Performs pharmacy supportive functions requiring an advanced level
of training and additional levels of responsibility; may focus on
team leadership or advanced technical skills. Performs tasks
requiring independent judgement, advanced technical skills, and
creative problem solving. Demonstrates performance that
consistently meets quality assurance standards. The consequences of
a compounding or drug selection error, if undetected, could result
in serious patient injury. SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE: Education: Minimum of six months specialized training
beyond high school. Experience: Minimum one year experience at the
pharmacy technician level. Licensure: Licensure as a Pharmacy
Technician in the State of Michigan is required. REQUIRED SKILLS
AND ABILITIES 1. Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations
accurately. 2. Basic typing and word processing skills. Basic
computer skills to do order entry, generate reports, retrieve data
and diagnose minor printer problems. 3. Ability to stand for long
periods of time (at least four and up to eight hours per day) or to
walk long distances without difficulty. 4. Interpersonal skills to
effectively train technicians and interact with physicians, nurses,
and other Health Center personnel to resolve routine distribution
issues. 5. Written communication skills necessary to develop and
implement departmental distribution procedures. 6. Creative problem
solving skills. 7. Good level of judgment and ability to work
independently. 8. Analytical skills to effectively resolve
controlled substance discrepancies and routine distribution
problems. 9. Maintenance of quality assurance standards that
ensures a high level of work accuracy. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS 1.
General supervision is received from the Manager, Business
Operations, Technician Coordinator and Pharmacists ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS: Performs all job functions of a Pharmacy Technician II
on an as needed basis. Functionally supervises the daily activities
of approximately 30 technicians on an as needed basis. Monitors
daily work schedule, assigns duties to technicians and revises
assignments as needed to adjust to changing work volumes. Consults
with the Technician Coordinator when necessary. Proven competency
is required before providing services related to compounding.
Documents the performance of pharmacy technicians on an ongoing
basis and provides input for the preparation of technician
performance evaluations. Provides assistance to any member of the
pharmacy team when needed, including Technician I and II,
purchasing staff and pharmacists. Provides initial aseptic
technique intravenous teaching for new technicians, students and
interns, including video, practical training, lecture, calculations
and readings. Maintains an ongoing testing protocol for intravenous
technique by documenting the successful completion of IV testing
kit by all technicians on a regular basis. Prepares cytotoxic
agents and NICU pharmaceutical products following established
departmental, licensing and regulating agency guidelines.
Determines, assesses and adjusts technician procedure for
efficiently and accurately stocking automated medstations.
Participates in monthly meetings with the Technician Coordinator.
Completes additional tasks as assigned by the Technician
Coordinator. Problem solves with Health System personnel to resolve
medication distribution issues. Consults with Nursing and Pharmacy
management to modify medications and expand automated medstations
throughout the Health System. Determines medstation logistics.
Communicates with nursing management to initiate and implement
changes in the medication distribution system to provide continuous
improvement. Maintains documentation of controlled substances and
disposes of waste for all controlled substances as required by
regulatory agencies. Repackages controlled substance bulk items and
miscellaneous pharmaceuticals not commercially available following
established departmental policy and procedure. Selects controlled
substance orders for delivery to nursing units, records and
verifies inventory adjustments and reconciles all internal
discrepancies on a daily basis. Collects, compiles and documents
quality assurance data / measures and prepares reports for Pharmacy
management. Assists with service and general maintenance problems.
Proven competency with pharmacy robotics is required before working
with robotics Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships.
Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify
problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to
patient, physicians, employees, and visitors to St. Joseph Mercy
Hospital. Discusses patient and hospital information only among
appropriate personnel in appropriately private places. Assumes
responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible
manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to
report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to
management. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000
physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve
diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the
cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and
health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that
knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize
that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our
world and that these differences often lead to innovative
solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce
(through training and education, recruitment, retention, and
development), commitment and accountability, communication,
community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
Keywords: Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor , Pharmacy Technician Full Time Rotating Shifts, Professions , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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