Shift: Monday – Friday Days (some weekends/Holidays)
Department: Pharmacy
Compensation:

·        Base Pay Range:  $25.32 - $39.99/hour, based on experience

·        Shift Differentials: Additional $1.50 per hour for Weekend shift

o   Sign-On Bonus: $1,500

o   Note:  Details will be provided during the HR interview. Policy language is available upon request.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Pharmacy Technician Coordinator – IV Room Oversight is responsible for the operational oversight, coordination, and optimization of sterile compounding activities within the hospital’s IV room(s). This role ensures the safe, compliant, and efficient preparation of sterile medications in accordance with USP <797>, USP <800>, applicable state and federal regulations, and organizational policies. By serving as the primary point of accountability for IV room workflows and quality monitoring, the IV Room Coordinator supports medication safety, regulatory readiness, and consistent service delivery to patient care areas.

In addition, this role coordinates and optimizes technician workflows within the IV room. The IV Room Coordinator assists the Designated Person in standardizing compounding processes, supporting staff training and competency, monitoring environmental and process controls, and partnering with pharmacists, quality, and leadership to identify risks and drive continuous improvement. Through centralized oversight of IV room operations, this position reduces variability, minimizes compounding delays and errors, supports pharmacist oversight, and enables pharmacy staff to practice at the top of their license while maintaining a safe, efficient, and compliant sterile compounding environment.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

·        Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one 

·        Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays 

·        Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

·        Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%) 

·        Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

·        See a comprehensive list of benefits here. 

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Engage in the optimization of pharmacy operations and process improvement, focusing on measurable results in the department while collaborating with other departments.

Assist management with developing policies and procedures, staff education and competencies, and regulatory compliance action plans. Create and maintain the pharmacy department schedule.

Manage the schedule by posting shifts, providing recommendations for shift changes, and finding coverage for missing shifts.

Coordinate payroll reconciliation, enter schedule occurrences, and enter other schedule notes in the timekeeping system.

Interview all incoming pharmacy technician staff with Pharmacy department management.

Develop and maintain formalized training/orientation program.

Assist in staff evaluation during onboarding, probationary period, and throughout the year.

Perform the duties of a Pharmacy Technician and other duties as required.

May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Pharmacy Technician licensure by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy.

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) within one (1) year as a condition of continued employment in this job classification.

One (1) year of pharmacy experience.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Trainer experience.

Scheduling experience.

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.