Pharmacy Technician, Midnights
Henry Ford Health
About the Role
Henry Ford Health partners with millions on their health journey, offering a full continuum of services including primary and preventative care, complex and specialty care, health insurance, home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care, and other healthcare retail. Henry Ford Health is leading the "Future of Health: Detroit," a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.
Henry Ford St. John Hospital in Detroit, MI, is a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care and a Level I Trauma Center, offering specialty care in heart, cancer, stroke, and orthopedics, alongside advanced neonatal care.
General Summary
- Shift: Full-Time Midnights
- Location: Moross Detroit
The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a pharmacist to assist in medication preparation for patients. This role involves receiving and entering medication orders, preparing and labeling medications for dispensing, delivering medications to patient care areas, maintaining drug inventory, and processing medication charges.
Key Responsibilities
- Pick up medication orders and deliver medications to patient care areas.
- Interpret and enter medication orders into the pharmacy computer system.
- Prepare prescription medications for dispensing.
- Aseptically compound and label intravenous solutions.
- Fill unit dose cassettes with appropriate medications.
- Generate computer reports.
- Maintain accurate admission, discharge, and transfer information.
- Exchange unit dose cassettes in patient care areas.
- Check expiration dates and return items to stock.
- Process discontinued drug orders and perform medication billing functions.
- Obtain necessary medications from pharmacy stock areas.
- Perform drug packaging and labeling functions.
- Collect and record data for workload statistics and maintain other necessary records.
- Maintain a neat and clean work environment.
- Inventory and replenish medication and supplies in dispensing areas.
- Replenish emergency boxes with needed medications.
- Participate in the teaching and supervision of new pharmacy technicians and students.
- Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, nurses, and other staff.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Computer keyboard proficiency
- Typing speed of approximately 25 words per minute
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Pharmacy Technician License from the State of Michigan
- 6 months pharmacy experience preferred
- Ability to work with a wide variety of people under stressful situations.
- Motivation to provide high-quality patient care.