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McLaren Health Care
Pharmacy Technician I
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What they do
A Pharmacy Technician works under the direction of a pharmacist to dispense prescription medications. Serves customers and helps to fill prescriptions. Works in a retail pharmacy or healthcare facility.
$40,218 / year median in Michigan
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Position Summary:
Provides distributive pharmacy services and technical support for the Pharmacist. Under the direction and final check of a licensed Pharmacist prepares, packages and labels IV and unit dose interim and maintenance medications according to prescriber orders and to established policies and procedures.Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Sets up, organizes and maintains work area. Assists Pharmacists, and under their direction, performs duties such as, but not limited to, filling containers, preparing and affixing labels, prepackaging pharmaceuticals, maintaining records, and stocking supplies. Performs pharmacy computer functions as required. Prepares and labels IVs, hyperalimentation solutions, chemotherapy agents, and other pharmaceutical products. Responds to patient admission, transfer, discharge, discontinued medication notices, and processes physician orders, according to established procedure. Assists in performing recordkeeping, billing and accounting functions, including, but not limited to, verifying remittances, corresponding with third party prescription payors, entering charges and payments, making adjustments, posting charges and printing statements. Assists in ordering, receiving, inspecting and adjusting stock. Maintains floor stock, crash carts and nursing station inspection reports. Assists in training Pharmacy personnel. Participates in performance improvement activities. 11. Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and peer feedback. (X) Newborn- Birth to discharge (X) Infant
- Any child up to one year (X) Pediatric
- One year to 12 years (X) Adolescence
- 13-17 years (X) Adult
- 18-64 years (X) Geriatric
- 65 years and older Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Pharmacy Technician I Qualifications:
Required:
High School diploma or equivalent Valid Michigan Temporary, Limited, or Full Pharmacy Technician License; If current candidate has a Michigan Temporary Pharmacy Technician License, a valid Michigan Full Pharmacy Technician License must be obtained within 365 days of issuance.Preferred:
Computer experience Previous pharmacy experience or courses in pharmacy curriculumAdditional Information Schedule:
Full-time Requisition ID:
26004717Daily Work Times:
08:30pm-07:00amHours Per Pay Period:
80On Call:
No Weekends:
Yes About Us McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan's largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full- part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.