Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Lead Inventory Management

Under the direction of a licensed pharmacist and following established policies and procedures, the Pharmacy Technician Lead performs a variety of technical procedures to support hospital pharmacy operations. Serves as a subject matter expert within Pharmacy Operations providing mentorship, training, and teaching to Pharmacy Technician staff, interns, and students; develops departmental policies and procedures related to pharmacy operations; assists leadership in the oversight, development, and maintenance of pharmacy services. Leads safety and quality improvement projects for the department and/or organization and assists Pharmacy Leaders with QSRS review for adverse drug events.

This newly created Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Lead Inventory Management position will provide informal leadership over the procurement and management of medications and supplies for the inpatient pharmacy. This role may help support central pharmacy, and oncology, ICU and OR satellite areas.

Additional Information
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Mostly daytime hours with occasional evening and weekend support.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert and provides informal oversight and documentation of the following in collaboration with the pharmacy leadership team to include day-to-day operations, scheduling, and staffing when required to meet department needs; training development and coordination of training for new team members; education, re-education, and evaluation of pharmacy technicians of their assigned roles; and assisting with recruitment of pharmacy technician personnel.
• Independently prepares medication for dispensing/patient administration in accordance with hospital policy and procedure. Assists trainees with medication preparation.
• Manages medication inventory within scope, including auditing department policies and procedures to manage outdated medications, cycle counts, unit inspections and medication transfers. Restocks medications as needed.
• Collaborates on process improvement assessment of medications for dispensing through pharmacy software while verifying all lot and expiration numbers; follows appropriate pharmacy software procedures when preparing medications.
• Identifies and audits standard pharmaceutical/medical terms, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in the prescribing and dispensing of medications.
• Performs and provides training on arithmetic calculations required in medication preparation.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, environmental and infection control standards, adheres to regulatory requirements and maintains environmental cleanliness of the pharmacy areas in accordance with regulatory and policy requirements including accreditation.
• Reports errors and adverse drug events using the hospital variance reporting program (QSRS). Assists error investigations in partnership with department leaders.
• Maintains and audits daily workflow to meet established priorities and production requirements and completes daily operations tasks utilizing assigned applications and software.
• Teaches and trains pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, pharmacy residents, interns, and students. Performs competency assessment of pharmacy technician staff through observation of technician skills and knowledge.
• Drives safety and quality improvement projects for the department and/or organization.
• Assists with development of departmental policies and procedures and training programs related to pharmacy operations.
• May assist with shipping medications, monthly clinical assessments and ordering medications.
• May interact and communicate with patients, families, providers, and co-workers including point of sale, benefit investigation and insurance coordination.

Minimum Qualifications

• EDUCATION - High School Diploma or GED
• EXPERIENCE -Three (3) years of pharmacy technician experience
  • Inpatient pharmacy technician experience and/or purchasing experience strongly preferred.
• EQUIVALENCY - A combination of additional years of experience, training or higher level of education, beyond stated requirements, may be considered as a substitute for one year of experience
• CERTIFICATION(S) -
  • State of Colorado Pharmacy Technician (PHAT) Certification
  • Certificate through a nationally recognized certification board or body approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) such as the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcare Association (NHA)
  • Inpatient only: PTCB/ASHP Sterile Compounding Certificate and one (1) additional ASHP certificate (within 1 year of hire)

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $24.72 to $37.08

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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