Overnight Pharmacy Technician Jobs

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.

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Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

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A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.

Under the direction of a licensed pharmacist and following established policies and procedures, performs a variety of technical procedures to support hospital pharmacy operations.

Core responsibilities of this role include:
o Fast-paced inpatient pharmacy environment.
o Non-sterile and sterile compounding.
o Pharmaceutical math calculation proficiency.
o Transporting prescriptions and pharmacy equipment (for example, IV’s, injectables, etc) to clinics or nursing floors.
o Answer, screen, and triage phone calls.
o Help in training new pharmacy technicians.
o Help other technicians in the pharmacy.
o Repackage bulk medication stock into individually packaged units.
o Carry out other duties and responsibilities as directed by the hospital pharmacist or pharmacy leadership.
o Communication and collaboration skills.
o Restock Omnicell Anesthesia Workstations and Omnicell Cabinets
o Trustworthy, autonomous, and responsible for adherence to work performance and CHCO Standards of Behavior

Department: Pharmacy
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Hours vary from 9:00pm-7:30am or 10:00pm-8:30am. This position works a 7 on 7 off rotation.

Annual Salary Range: $20.50 to $28.477 (based years of experience)/Hourly Wage

Eligible Incentives: Relocation assistance and sign on bonus up to $2,500 for qualified external applicants.

EDUCATION – High School Diploma or Equivalent
EXPERIENCE –One (1) year of pharmacy technician experience
EQUIVALENCY – Completion of pharmacy technician program may substitute for the one (1) year of the experience requirement
CERTIFICATION(S) -

• Certificate through a nationally recognized certification board or body approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) such as the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcare Association (NHA)
• State of Colorado Pharmacy Technician (PHAT) Certification

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• Neonate - <30 days
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Prepares non-parenteral nonhazardous and hazardous medications for dispensing including controlled substances; delivers medications.
• Performs charging and crediting of medication returns.
• Maintains inventory and supplies in assigned pharmacy area; ensures all inventory has a validate barcode process completed per established guidelines and procedures.
• Learns and applies standard pharmaceutical/medical terms, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in the prescribing and dispensing of medications.
• Independently prepares medications for dispensing through pharmacy software while verifying all lot and expiration numbers; Follows the dispense prep/dispense check process in Epic when preparing medications.
• Assists in the onboarding of pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, pharmacy residents, interns and students.
• Prepares preparing unit-dose nonhazardous and hazardous medications and drug supplies for dispensing as directed by a licensed pharmacist.
• Reports adverse drug events and medication variances using the hospital variance reporting program (QSRS).
• Prepares parenteral medications for dispensing including controlled substances and may include any specialty area (such as chemotherapy, etc.) competency; maintains all required records for controlled substances.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, environmental and infection control standards, adheres to regulatory requirements and maintains environmental cleanliness of the pharmacy areas in accordance with regulatory and policy requirements.
• Performs arithmetic calculations for usual dosage determinations required in medication and solution preparation.
• Takes inventory and analyzes patient-care area medication supply; replaces outdated medications; replaces depleted inventory; performs cycle count. Independently performs inspections for medication outdates.
• Assists with safety and quality improvement projects for the department.
• Restocks and delivers medications to patient care areas or clinics, as assigned, including automated dispensing machines; assists in resolving discrepancies.
• Follows security/storage requirements of all medications including temperature monitoring.
• Maintains daily workflow to meet established priorities and production requirements and completes daily operations tasks utilizing assigned applications and software.
• Maintains continuing education requirements for required certifications.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

• Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
• Motion: Carry: 1/3 or more of time
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 50 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time
• Others: Occupational Hazards - Must be able to meet scheduling demands during all weather conditions
• Motion: Reach: 1/3 or more of time
• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• Motion: Push: 1/3 or more of time
• Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
• Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time
• Motion: Squat/Crouch: 1/3 or more of time
• General Activity: Stand/Walk: 6-8 hrs. per day
• Motion: Lift: Up to 1/3 of time

Work Environment

• Exposure to hazardous and nonhazardous drugs: regular/frequent
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
• Exposure: Exposure to chemicals: Regular/Frequent
• Exposure: Exposure to skin irritations: regular/frequent
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

Salary Information

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $39,491.82 to $59,237.73
Hourly Salary Range: $18.99 to $28.48

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to a best-in-class education benefit with 75+ tuition-free programs to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.