Sr Pharmacy Technician

MyMichigan Health • West Branch Township, MI

10d

About The Position

The Senior Pharmacy Technician will have increased responsibilities, which require some professional judgement and problem-solving skills, as well as more complex day- to day functions. This position performs daily dispensing duties that were previously only performed by Pharmacists, thus allowing the Pharmacist more time to perform clinical duties.

Requirements

• PHARM TECH: Pharmacy Technician Licensure
• New hire and transfers before October 1, 2015 must possess a full technician license or limited pharmacy license through the state of Michigan. Effective October 1, 2015, all incumbents, new hires and transfers to this position must possess a pharmacy technician temporary, limited or full license through the state of Michigan Individuals with a temporary license must obtain a full license through the state of Michigan within 365 days of obtaining the temporary license.
• HIGH
• One (1) year Hospital Pharmacy experience required.
• Extensive IV compounding experience and precision (especially for compounding chemotherapy); work independently and follow-through on problems; knowledge of chemo guidelines, maximum dosages and ancillary labels and knowledge of universal precautions for biohazard preparations 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.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree in relate field with emphasis on math and science preferred.

Responsibilities

• Able to perform all of Pharmacy Technician duties and responsibilities.
• Chemotherapy Compounding: staffs the Infusion Center pharmacy; performs Infusion Center pharmacy inventory management; calculates chemotherapy dosages; prepares sterile and non-sterile chemotherapy compounds following USP 797 and USP 795 guidelines; and performs daily, monthly, and ad hoc deactivation/decontamination/cleaning/disinfection of designated IV room areas using MyMichigan approved cleaning solutions.
• Qualified to receive verbal orders by phone directly from physicians or nurses, including NOW and STAT orders. May answer common IV compatibility questions under the direction of the pharmacist on duty. Determines which calls need to be referred to a Pharmacist.
• Double checks 24-hour cart fill medications from random check report generated by the McKesson robot.
• Able to troubleshoot all equipment, e.g., Omnicell, RX Station, McKesson robot, McKesson repackager, PacMed computers, printers, automated dispensing machine and the Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) compounder.
• Staff the Coumadin Clinic, able to do daily charging, scanning, patient scheduling, ordering supplies, and assist the pharmacist on duty with additional tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED