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Certified Pharmacy Technician

$28 - $31 per hour

Axelon

Pay Rate: $28 - $31 per hour

Shift Timings: 40hr Day/Evening: 7:00AM - 3:30PM (8.5hr shift) and 3:00PM - 11:30PM (8.5hr shift) both shifts include 15 minute and 30 minute breaks. E/O Weekend

Summary:
  • The Pharmacy Technician supports daily inpatient pharmacy operations through medication distribution, inventory support, automated dispensing cabinet support, and central pharmacy workflow activities.
  • This position plays a key role in ensuring timely medication delivery, maintaining medication storage areas, supporting carousel and Pyxis workflows, and assisting with operational tasks that promote safe and efficient patient care.
  • The technician is expected to comply with all company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
  • Medication Distribution and Delivery:
    • Transport and handle medications in accordance with hospital policy, USP standards, and medication safety requirements.
    • Deliver patient medications throughout the hospital, including STAT medications, IV medications, and new medication orders.
    • Ensure medications are delivered prior to scheduled administration times.
    • Assist with medication transport and urgent delivery requests.
    • Return discharged patient medications to the pharmacy.
    • Assist with medication deliveries to designated clinic and patient care areas.
  • Medication Room and Unit Support:
    • Maintain cleanliness and organization of medication rooms.
    • Identify and return unsecured or loose medications to designated pharmacy return areas.
    • Assist with maintaining medication storage standards and operational readiness.
  • Pyxis and Automated Dispensing Cabinet Support:
    • Assist with sorting medications into appropriate unit bins during Pyxis pulls.
    • Support replenishment of supplies used for medication pulls, including bags, rubber bands, bins, and related materials.
    • Assist with ADS loads, stockouts, and critical low inventory management.
    • Verify and organize pull bins upon completion of pulls.
    • Assist with troubleshooting automated dispensing cabinet issues, medication discrepancies, and refill variances while escalating concerns appropriately.
  • Central Pharmacy and Carousel Operations:
    • Return unused medications to carousel inventory.
    • Assist with carousel inventory management and medication restocking.
    • Support replenishment of Mini-Plus bags and other pharmacy supplies.
    • Assist with receiving and stocking medication orders.
    • Support code tray inventory and return processing.
    • Assist with inventory management activities, including cycle counts and inventory moves.
    • Support pre-packaging and labeling activities.
    • Assist with pneumatic tube station workflows.
    • Maintain accurate documentation within pharmacy systems related to medication deliveries, inventory transactions, returns, and distribution activities.
  • Operational and Team Support:
    • Assist with Hospital at Home operational workflows.
    • Participate in pharmacy huddles and operational communications.
    • Communicate with the pharmacist in charge regarding workflow needs, breaks, and operational concerns.
    • Support overall pharmacy workflow and staffing needs as assigned.
  • Inventory Management:
    • Support medication distribution activities by ensuring timely, accurate delivery and replenishment of medications throughout the hospital and ambulatory clinic areas.
    • Maintain medication inventory through stock rotation, expiration monitoring, cycle counts, and proper storage practices in compliance with USP and hospital standards.
    • Process medication returns, transfers, and restocking activities accurately within pharmacy inventory management systems.
    • Assist with wholesaler deliveries, medication receiving, and inventory reconciliation to support continuity of pharmacy operations.
    • Maintain clean, organized, and compliant medication storage areas, pharmacy workspaces, and distribution systems.
    • Support pharmacy operational workflows through quality assurance activities, documentation management, customer service, and adherence to hospital safety and compliance standards.
Requirements:
  • Minimum 2 years of inpatient pharmacy technician experience.
  • Massachusetts pharmacy technician license and National Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT or ExCPT), BLS.
Preferred Skills:
  • 3 - 4 years of inpatient pharmacy experience working with Pyxis machines and EPIC.
  • Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv) is a valuable asset.
Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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