What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient position at IHA?
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Rotating Shift
Description
Highlights:
The Pharmacy Technician II supports pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. In addition to technical duties, the role involves providing courteous and timely service to patients, visitors, and healthcare staff—contributing to a safe and efficient hospital pharmacy environment.
What You'll Do
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Full time
Shift
Rotating Shift
Description
Highlights:
- Day-1 Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, and more.
- Generous PTO: Paid holidays plus up to 18 days of Paid Time Off in your first year.
- Career Growth: Structured Technician advancement pathways and ongoing professional development.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in your education while you grow your pharmacy career.
- Full-time, 40 hours per week
- Rotating Shift
- Every other weekend | Two holidays per year
The Pharmacy Technician II supports pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. In addition to technical duties, the role involves providing courteous and timely service to patients, visitors, and healthcare staff—contributing to a safe and efficient hospital pharmacy environment.
What You'll Do
- Prepares, packages, and distributes medication orders per physician/pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment.
- Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies according to established policies and procedures.
- Contributes to effective and quality operation of the department.
- Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation; files documentation; answers telephone and pneumatic tube; and handles cash transactions.
- Prepares IV admixtures and other sterile products.
- Processes medication charges and credits according to established policy.
- Basic pharmacy computer order entry.
- Participate in the training, education, precepting, and evaluation of pharmacy students and/or residents as assigned.
- Solicits, collects, and records mediation history of patients in serviced areas into eHR.
- Develops Best Possible Medication List using both internal, external, electronic, print, and other resources (e.g., pharmacies, eHR).
- Seeks assistance in clarifying medication history information from other team members (e.g., ED pharmacists) as needed
- Actively participates in on going quality improvement and/or learning from defects discussions/meeting in support of highlevel, accurate delivery of patient medication histories/lists.
- High school education or equivalent.
- Licensed as a Pharmacy Technician in the State of Michigan; temporary license accepted with full licensure required within 1 year of issuance.
- Preferred: One year of pharmacy work experience.
- Preferred: Completion of formal pharmacy technician training program.
- Preferred: Active status as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.