Pharmacy Technician Specialist - Elijah McCoy

• Part-time

Company Description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Job Description

Exciting full-time Pharmacy Technician Specialist role in Centralized Sterile Compounding at Henry Ford Health's Elijah McCoy Campus. Join a team dedicated to excellence in patient care!

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Schedule: Part-Time, Day Shifts

Location: Elijah McCoy, Detroit

Position Overview

This role will report to the Pharmacy Manager, Centralized Sterile Compounding location at the Henry Ford Centralized Pharmacy Services Center in Detroit, MI. The position will support sterile compounding operations across the HFH enterprise to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality compounding practices, including the compounding of batch sterile compounded products and total parenteral nutrition solutions. The preferred candidate must have demonstrated experience with sterile compounding workflows and practices.

Job duties:

• Prepares compounded sterile products using aseptic technique
• Assists in the setup of the compounding room, equipment, and supplies
• Performs routine clean room environmental cleaning and documents per policy
• Prepares patient specific (TPN, IV chemotherapy) and batch sterile compounds
• Use of and general maintenance of sterile compounding automation
• Performs final Compounded Sterile Products (CSP) labeling and storage
• Completes all required documentation for patient-specific and anticipatory batch sterile compounded products
• Collaborates with pharmacy staff to maintain accurate medication and supply inventory
• Respond and triage telephone and electronic message inquiries
• Receive orders and prepare and package medications for delivery
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• At least two (2) years of experience as an inpatient pharmacy technician (for inpatient setting) OR two (2) years of experience as a pharmacy technician for all others.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in sterile compounding in an acute care, health system, home health, infusion center, or 503a/b setting
• Valid State of MI pharmacy technician licensure.
• PC skills and strong verbal/written communication abilities.
• Availability for on-call system support and weekend/holiday shifts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN), automated IV compounding devices, and EPIC experience preferred