Acute Pharmacy Technician Evening Shift

Primary City/State:

Sun City, Arizona

Department Name:

Pharmacy-Hosp

Work Shift:

Evening

Job Category:

Pharmacy

Up to a $5,000 sign-on bonus available!*

A rewarding career that fits your life. Learn how Banner Health, a certified Great Place To Work®, prioritizes team members and strives to be the best place to work in health care.

Banner Boswell Medical Center is a nationally recognized facility offering specialized service lines focused on delivering exceptional care to our customers and community. At BBWMC we have an engaging, collaborative culture which cares about the employee and works together as a team to produce an optimum patient experience. The pharmacy department incorporates innovative technology, continuous education, and consistent support to build strong, meaningful careers for our team members.

As an Acute Pharmacy Technician, you will be part of a highly specialized team that is detail focused in medication management, compounding and delivery in an acute, inpatient setting. Our Banner Boswell Pharmacy Department offers an engaging, collaborative work environment with a strong and supportive leadership team that helps to challenge, educate, and grow our amazing team members to reach their career aspirations and goals. We are dedicated in making healthcare easier so life can be better for our customers. This is a full-time, evening shift position working 4, 10-hour shifts per week from 1:00pm-11:30pm including rotating weekends (every other weekend, Saturday and Sunday) and rotating holidays. Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential when applicable. Schedules subject to change based on business needs. If you want to be a part of a caring, supportive team this role is for you - apply today!

*Recruiter to provide details of sign-on bonus during the interview process.

Banner Boswell Medical Center has provided exceptional health care to the communities in the northwest area of metro-Phoenix for over five decades. Today, our 410-bed acute-care hospital is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Arizona’s Best Hospitals. Banner Boswell offers a full range of acute care services, including cardiology, vascular, thoracic, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency, stroke, intensive care, pulmonary, urology, and inpatient wound management. We've earned the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest quality award for CABG & aortic valve replacement and the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position will work under the supervision of the pharmacist performing routine duties in packaging, distribution, non-sterile compounding, and record-keeping of pharmaceutical supplies. Serves as a liaison between the customer and the pharmacist. Becomes proficient in preparing compounded intravenous medications, total parenteral nutrition products, and chemotherapeutic agents within compliance with USP regulations. Effectively uses pharmacy computer systems to investigate and respond to missing medication requests. Consistently demonstrates an ability to assess a situation, consider alternatives, and choose the appropriate course of action. May educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and volunteers.  Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Identifies medications and other items for reorder as necessary to maintain a continuous inventory of medications and supplies. Receives, checks-in, and restocks medications ordered through the wholesaler and other vendors verifying all quantities against invoices. Assesses practical ways to deal with shorted items and short-dated or unusable items.

 

2. Manages users within the automated dispensing technology database as per policy. Investigates discrepancies and troubleshoots malfunctions in automated dispensing technology.
 

3. Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills and is customer service oriented in all contacts with patients, visitors and staff. Responds to standard requests from internal customers. Interacts primarily with department personnel, cross-department personnel, internal customers, patients and physicians.
 

4. May use automated dispensing technology or requisition to restock medications to nursing and ancillary areas after checking by a pharmacist. When allowed by law and policy, and upon completion of proper training/competency assessment, may restock automated dispensing technology using barcode scanning verification dev