Pharmacy Technician Trainee

Where You'll Work

Since 1885, CHI St. Alexius Health has been dedicated to leading health care in this region by enriching the lives of patients through the highest quality of care. We seek to continue our tradition of success and innovation with individuals dedicated to delivering the highest level of expertise and quality. Together we can continue to grow and support the legacy of CHI St. Alexius Health for many years to come. CHI St. Alexius Health is a regional health network with a tertiary hospital in Bismarck, the system also consists of critical access hospitals (CAHs) in Carrington, Dickinson, Devils Lake, Garrison, Turtle Lake, Washburn and Williston and numerous clinics and outpatient services. CHI St. Alexius Health manages four CAHs in North Dakota - Elgin, Linton, and Wishek, as well as Mobridge Regional Medical Center in Mobridge, S.D. CHI St. Alexius Health offers a comprehensive line of inpatient and outpatient medical services, including: a Level II Trauma Center, primary and specialty physician clinics, home health and hospice services, durable medical equipment services, a fitness and human performance center and ancillary services throughout western and central North Dakota. CHI St. Alexius Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 through the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. CommonSpirit Health is committed to creating healthier communities, delivering exceptional patient care, and ensuring every person has access to quality health care.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacy Technician Trainee you will help the Pharmacist and licensed Technicians with medication preparation, inventory management, and distribution so they can ensure accurate and compliant pharmaceutical services while preventing medication errors. Every day you will assist in medication preparation and distribution processes, including controlled substances management. You will be expected to apply extreme accuracy and attention to detail, manage medication storage areas using pharmacy automation, and field and triage calls and questions regarding medication distribution within your scope of practice. To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the ability to apply pharmacy knowledge to identify variances and outliers in clinical practice, adhere to DEA, FDA, and state regulations, and possess the necessary focus for tasks requiring extreme accuracy and attention to detail.

• Prescription Documentation: Records prescription serial numbers and dispensing dates on original orders
• Refill Authorization: Initiates or accepts verbal/electronic refill authorizations from medical practitioners or agents, documenting all required information
• Labeling & Data Entry: Types and affixes prescription labels or enters information into a computer for new/refill prescriptions, with pharmacist verification
• Medication Preparation: Reconstitutes prescription medications and performs retrieval, counting, or pouring of medications, always with pharmacist verification
• Hospital Inpatient Dispensing: Measures, counts, pours, and prepares drugs for hospital inpatient dispensing, subject to full pharmacist verification of accuracy and safety
• Drug Prepackaging: Performs the prepackaging of drugs

Job Requirements

Required

• High school diploma or GED
• Obtain Pharmacy Assistant license in the state in which the employee works if available or necessary
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Excellent knowledge of drug names desired with the expectation of continuing education on new drugs