Pharmacy Technician

What You Can Expect:

Our Pharmacy Techs love Grand Itasca for the stability, meaningful work and great team. If you are looking for professional growth and development with hands on experience caring for a diverse patient population, Grand Itasca is where you belong!

We're glad you are thinking about joining us

Grand Itasca is a great place for Pharmacy Techs. We're a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

Let's talk about benefits

• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship/grant opportunities
• Health, dental, vision, & life insurance kick in on the first of the month after 30 days of employment
• Generous paid time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
• STDB (short term disability bank)
• 401K with employer contributions
• Shift Differential
• Every 6th Weekend Rotation
• Experience Pay Given
• Employee Referral Program

About the Position

• Pharmacy Technician
• Part-time .7-1.0 FTE (56-80 hours per pay period)
• 8-hour shifts, Days, Evenings, Every 6th Weekend
• Pharmacy
• INTERNAL POSTING THROUGH: 1/22/2025

Job Summary:
Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining the medication inventory, and maintaining patient records. They work directly under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

Here's what you'll do when you join us:

• Prepare and compound drug products and intravenous solutions for pharmacist approval.
• Retrieve and deliver physician orders to the pharmacist for initiation of drug distribution process.
• Deliver and document distribution of narcotics and controlled substances to patient care areas.
• Prepare, deliver, and restock automated drug dispensing system.
• Compound and prepare intravenous drugs and solutions utilizing aseptic techniques.
• Reconcile, charge, and credit patient accounts for drug and intravenous solutions used during hospital admission.
• Maintain stock and inventory of drugs in the pharmacy and on the floor.
• Answer and direct phone calls to the pharmacist or supervisor.

If you have these qualifications, we'd love to chat:

1. Must be 18 years of age or older.
   
2. Previous hospital/retail pharmacy experience preferred.
3. Pharmacy Technician certification or ability to obtain within one year. Maintain required Continuing Education for CPhT certification.
4. Pharmacy Technician registration with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. Adhere to requirements of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for pharmacy technicians.
5. Fantastic math skills with the ability to prepare and formulate pharmaceutical products. Demonstrate knowledge of the metric system.
6. Great written and spoken communication skills with the ability to work independently.
7. Operate personal computer hardware, application software, and basic typing skills.
8. Comply with all applicable policies, procedures, codes and standards of Grand Itasc Clinic and Hospital. Demonstrate participation in Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Mission, Values, and Vision.
9. Maintain consistent and reliable attendance.

About Grand Itasca:

Grand Itasca brings the benefits of a large and respected health system to our local com