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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Scheduled Hours:

Shift:

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Working under the general supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, Manager and Supervisor the Pharmacy Technician Trainee performs basic medication related tasks from packaging medications, preparation of medications record keeping, and drug distribution. The Pharmacy Technician Trainee provides customer service, professional work ethic and competency with pharmacy automation and technology.

Major Responsibilities: 

• Processes orders using pharmacy computer system. Delivers patient medications to patient’s rooms and medication room areas.
• Familiar with pharmacy technology and equipment with the capability of troubleshooting any technical problem.
• Prepares and packages medications for delivery to patient’s rooms and medication room areas. 
• Maintains inventory including floor stock medication, reorders, restocks, and monitors expiration dates of all medications.
• Maintains required documentation in accordance with regulatory and hospital requirements and maintains respect for patient confidentiality.  Generates necessary pharmacy reports.
• Conducts medication room inspections in assigned patient care area in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Assembles drugs in an accurate and efficient manner from physician’s orders.
• Triage pharmacy calls. 
• Repackages all bulk drugs in units of use containers.
• Maintains a clean work area and assists in quality indicator monitoring. Participates in identifying problems or areas for improvement and assists supervisor with problem solving projects and improving operations; participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities and/or teams.
• Attends process improvement meetings implementing a minimum of 1 documented idea per year.
• Ensure that all yearly competencies are up to date including but not limited to fingertip sampling, media fill testing and annual departmental continuing education.

Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent 
• Current Pharmacy Technician in Training license with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy

 
Experience/Skills:

Required:

• Proficiency in math and, knowledge and ability to use a computer.
• Must be able to follow complicated verbal and written instructions with accuracy, efficiency, and dependability.
• Positive work ethic, motivated and professional demeanor to promote teamwork in the department.
• Focus on attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines required.

location, shifts varies-depend on department needs

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.