Pharmacy Technician III Nights

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Job Highlights:

SSM is looking for an experienced technician to join our pharmacy team at St. Marys Hospital in Madison WI.

Primary Location: WI-SSM Health St. Marys Hospital - Madison
Department: Inpatient Pharmacy
Schedule: Full Time 35 hours per week
Shift: 7 on/off Nights 2100-0700 / 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Differential: Weekend and Nights

Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in the preparation of medication orders that may include transcription workflow management automation utilization and medication readiness for checking dispensing and delivery. Completes complex non-sterile and/or sterile compounding of medications. Solves issues with medication preparation including those with automation and compounding. Identifies opportunities for improvement in medication preparation processes.
• Distributes medications to designated areas and returns unused discontinued or damaged doses to the pharmacy. Utilizes automation to ensure medications are secured and in-date in their area of use. Ensures safety and efficiency in medication delivery.
• Supports inventory management activities that include receipt storage security and inspection. Ensures that inventory areas are clean and that inventory is rotated in-date and properly labeled. Identifies opportunities for improvement in the inventory management process.
• Adheres to regulatory requirements and quality assurance standards. Completes all documentation and maintains records in compliance with standard procedures. Promotes a safe practice environment and reports situations that may lead to safety events in addition to safety events that occur. Identifies and communicates action steps that should be taken to improve department safety.
• Provides excellent customer service to patients other staff and ancillary departments and maintains high standards of confidentiality in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Conducts reviews and audits as assigned to identify gaps in workflows regulatory compliance and safety. Reports findings and helps identify action plans to close gaps.
• Maintains proficiency in at least ten documented pharmacy competencies in at least three competency categories. Can teach competencies skills to others including technicians students and pharmacists.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma/GED or education equivalency for licensing.

EXPERIENCE

• Two years experience as a pharmacy technician

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting standing walking reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending stooping kneeling squatting twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Or
Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT/CPhT) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
State of Work Location: Illinois
Pharmacy Technician Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Or
FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician Registered within 2 months - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
And
IL Registration Application Process Complete At Time Of Hire - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri
Pharmacy Technician - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Or
MO Registration Application and Finger Print Process Complete AT TIME OF HIRE - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
And
FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician Registered within 6 months - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma
Technician - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy
Or
FUTURE - Technician within 3 months - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy

State of Work Location: Wisconsin
Pharmacy Technician Registered - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Or
WI Registration Application Process Complete AT TIME OF HIRE - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
And
FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician Registered within 6 Months - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options:our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage:we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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