Pharmacy Technician Trainee Jobs

Job Summary
The Pharmacy Technician II Responsibilities:

• Maintains neatness and organization of work area.
• Assists nursing staff in completing scheduled controlled substance inventory.
• Fills and delivers medication orders/prescriptions for hospital inpatients and outpatients. Fills standing inpatient medication orders in individual cassettes following computer-generated lists and fills new orders/prescriptions from physician orders.
• Measures, mixes, and compounds automated TPNs, irrigations, chemotherapy drugs, and parenteral and oral medications in specified volumes, dosages, and concentrations. Prepares special dilutions of non-controlled and controlled substances, IV, and research study medications as needed. Labels and records manufactured medications as required. Receives and fills pharmaceutical supply requests for nursing units, satellite locations, and other areas.
• Prepares patient medications in accordance with established protocols, methods, and techniques.
• Monitors and documents trainee performance, identifying areas for improvement, and reports to designated pharmacist/lead technician and/or pharmacy technician supervisor. Performs routine quality control and equipment maintenance tasks according to established procedures and schedules.
• Refers any medical/drug information questions or administrative inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Delivers cassettes and individual medications to units and collects new medication orders according to established procedures and schedules.
• Monitors, restocks, and rotates supplies, including controlled substances, removing and replacing outdated products, and processing related patient charges and credits.
• Performs all automated dispensing functions. Provides training to new technicians in job duties, procedures, and techniques.
• Restocks emergency code cart trays and prepares and maintains corresponding logs and records.
• Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls as needed.
• Prepares and maintains related logs and records.

To qualify, you must have:

• HS Diploma or equivalent and 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician
• The ability to work a rotating schedule including days, evenings as well as weekends and holiday coverage.
• Registration with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Ability to understand and respond to written or verbal instructions.
• National Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT registered with PTCB).
• Analytical skills to gather and interpret data.

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.