Job Details

University of Michigan Health-West (Formally Metro Health) is looking for Pharmacy Technician.

The pharmacy technician performs the full range of technical and clerical level duties to assist the Pharmacist in the formulation, preparation, maintenance of patient records, dispensing and delivery of medications and pharmaceutical supplies. The Pharmacy Tech works under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Those performed on a daily or regular basis according to established policies, procedures, protocols, directives, or pharmacy operation standards.

1. Procurement and distribution of medication orders per physician request, pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment.
 

a. Maintains a clean and safe working environment.
b. Assists the Pharmacist in drug set up and the filling of physician orders, medication kit and/or trays, c. medication carts, and floor stock requisitions.
c. Prepares intravenous (IV) admixtures or other sterile products accurately.
d. Delivers medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas accurately per established e. schedule.
f. Promptly returns any unused or discontinued medications to Pharmacy.
g. Restocks any kit, boxes, trays, or other medication storage system accurately and restocks and labels drug boxes for area ambulances.
h. Replenishes medications in emergency crash carts or boxes and fills unit dose carts.
I. Disposes of pharmaceutical waste according to hospital approved procedure.

2. Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies.

a. Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations.
b. Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date.
c. Efficiently restocks automated dispensing machines (Pyxis) including the immediate restocking of any “stock out”.
d. Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs.
e. Restocks medications and IV dispensing areas accurately.
f. Prepackages medications from bulk to unit dose.

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6. Maintains competence required for current job title/position.

1. Current with hospital policies.
2. Actively participates in Departmental meetings.
3. and participates in Departmental subcommittee.
4. Participates in orientation, education, training programs. 
5. Completes all competency/skill assessment requirements.
6. Maintains current technician certification status, or is actively pursuing certification.

7. Completion of the following advanced job duties by job code.

Advancement to the next job code requires completion of all prior job code requirements for the following advanced job duties.
5801 – Tier 2:
1. Complete orientation and is scheduled no less than 7 shifts on the M1 position.
2. Complete technician check technician training.
3. Obtain CPhT certification.
5802 – Tier 3:
1. Complete mentor training. Successfully mentor at least one new hire.
2. Complete training in at least one of the following topics:

1. Pharmacy wholesaler ordering.
2. LEAN / FTD / Six Sigma white belt training.
3. Peer interviewer.
4. Certified compounding trainer.

3. Hold one of the following departmental roles for at minimum 1 year:

1. Controlled substance assistant.
2. Pharmacy IT technician.
3. Pharmacy Purchasing technician.
4. USP 797 assistant.
5. Floor stock assistant.
6. Leadership representative
7. Employee of the Quarter coordinator
8. Co-chair one of the internal pharmacy committees

5804 – Tier 4 – Technician Track
1. Complete the mentor training. Successfully mentor at least one new hire.
2. Complete the peer interview training. Participate in at least one peer interview.
3. Complete the technician trainer competency. Train at least one new hire.
4. Completion of chemotherapy certification.
5. Co-chair an intra-departmental committee
6. Complete one of the following quality improvement training sessions:

a. LEAN
b. FTD
c. 5S

7. Hold at least one of the following departmental roles for at minimum 2 year:
 

a. Policy and procedure assistant
b. Technician scheduler
c. Medication safety technician
d. Controlled substance assistant.
e. Pharmacy IT technician.
g. Pharmacy Purchasing technician.
h. USP 797 assistant.
i. Floor stock assistant.
j. Leadership representative
k. Employee of the Quarter coordinator
l. Co-chair one of the internal pharmacy committees

5804 – Tier 4 – Supervisor Track
 

1. Complete the mentor training. Successfully mentor at least one new hire.
2. Complete the peer interview training. Participate in at least one peer interview.
3. Complete the technician trainer competency. Train at least one new hire.
4. Lead an internal project to successful completion.
5. Completion of chemotherapy certification.
6. Co-chair an intra-departmental committee
7. Complete one of the following quality improvement training sessions:

a. LEAN
b. FTD
c. 5S

d. 5804 – Supervisor track employees must have lead a LEAN / FTD / 5S project

8. Hold at least one of the following departmental roles for at minimum 2 year:

1. Policy and procedure assistant
2. Technician scheduler
3. Leadership representative
4. USP 797 assistant.
5. Floor stock assistant.
6. Medication safety technician
7. Pharmacy IT technician.
8. Pharmacy Purchasing technician.
9. Co-chair one of the internal pharmacy committees