Certified Pharmacy Technician, Inpatient

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Our client, a Medical Center company, is looking for a Certified Pharmacy Technician for their Boston, MA location.

Responsibilities:

• 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 client policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

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:

• Required Experience: 2+ years Inpatient pharmacy technician
• Preferred Experience: 3 4 years Inpatient Pharmacy experience working with Pyxis machines and EPIC.
• Required Certifications/licenses: Massachusetts pharmacy technician license and National Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT or ExCPT), BLS.
• Additional Comments/Details: Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv) is a valuable asset.
• MA Licensed
• References
• Skills Checklist
• Submission Packet

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities