Pharmacy Technician Trainee, Outpatient Prescription Center, 40hr, Mixed Shift

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account. Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Schedule Details: Monday through Friday, Saturday Scheduled Hours: rotating schedule between the hours of 6:45am -7pm and Saturdays 8:30am-5pm Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 40 Cost Center: 10010 - 3808 Prescription Center Memorial Union: SHARE - (State Healthcare and Research Employees) Hierarchy 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 16,000 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. 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. Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities: Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements. Respects diverse views and approaches, and contributes in maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed. Position Qualifications: License/Certification/Education: Required: High school diploma or equivalent Current Pharmacy Technician in Training license with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy. Preferred: 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ****** 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, ****** 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 talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver. No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or “caregiver” fills an important role for our patients and their families every day. Who is a caregiver? It’s not just the person who delivers the care. It’s all the people who make it work … and make it better. Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.