Senior Pharmacy Technician

Senior Pharmacy Technician

The Senior Pharmacy Technician (Acute Care Pharmacy Tech III) supports safe, accurate, and timely medication distribution throughout the hospital. This role performs advanced pharmacy technician functions related to the filling and dispensing of unit-dose and stock medications to nursing units and ancillary departments. The Senior Pharmacy Technician demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills in two or more specialty pharmacy areas and plays a key role in maintaining the integrity of automated dispensing systems and medication workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Fill and dispense oral and IV medications accurately and efficiently
• Prepare and distribute unit-dose and stock medications to nursing units and ancillary departments
• Triage and prioritize patient medication orders to support timely care delivery

• Maintain and support the integrity of Automated Dispensing Systems (ADS/ADMs)
• Utilize electronic health record (EHR) systems to support medication workflows
• Identify and escalate discrepancies or system issues to pharmacy leadership

• Apply advanced knowledge and skills in two or more pharmacy specialty areas
• Support safe medication practices and compliance with pharmacy policies and procedures
• Assist pharmacists and healthcare teams as needed to optimize medication use

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Oregon Certified Pharmacy Technician upon hire OR Oregon Pharmacy Technician License upon hire
• Experience Requirements (one of the following):
  • Minimum 2 years (4,160 hours) of pharmacy practice in an integrated health system with PTCB certification, OR
  • Minimum 3 years (6,240 hours) of hospital pharmacy experience without PTCB certification
• Prior experience with Automated Dispensing Machines (ADMs) and Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician training program
• Advanced PTCB certifications , such as:
  • Compounded Sterile Products
  • Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv)
  • Medication History
  • Controlled Substances
• Specialty certification (e.g., ACPE-approved sterile compounding certification) where applicable by role and state