About Us
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Pharmacy Technician
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Department: Pharmacy
Shift: Afternoons
Daily Work Times: 2:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Scheduled Biweekly Hours: 80
Rate of Pay: $18.64 to $23.12 based on experience
Position Summary:
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Pharmaceutical Services or a Registered Pharmacist - and according to the standard procedures - compounds and dispenses medications and pharmaceutical supplies upon receiving prescriptions from physicians or other qualified prescribes, dispenses additives for IV and irrigation solutions, mixes IV additive solutions as required using aseptic technique, with the laminar flow hood, types labels, prepares and files charge slips, and performs other related duties.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, weighs measures and mixes ingredients compounds and prepares medications, emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments using such equipment as graduates, balance, mortars, pestles and funnels.
2. Replenishes medications in emergency crash carts, EMT boxes, or floor stock atears accurately.
3. Accurately fills bottles, capsules, or other package forms with measured amounts of medication according to the prescription.
4. Prepackages bulk medications in unit dose packages accurately within specified time periods.
5. Makes round delivering prescriptions to the nursing stations.
6. Files physician’s orders.
7. Data entry of physicians orders and patient information into pharmacy computer system.
8. Utilizes and operates automated dispensing technology (Omnicell) to facilitate inventory management and medication storage.
9. Charges appropriate patient and/or patient care area for medications and supplies as outlined by standard departmental procedures.
10. Organizes outdated or overstocked medications to ship back to manufacturers for credit.
11. Regularly dispenses additives for IV and irrigating solutions. Mixes IV additive solutions and chemotherapy as required using aseptic technique with the laminar flow hood.
12. Prepares intravenous ad mixtures or other sterile products (including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition) accurately and according to established standards.
13. Cleans the laminar flow hood and working area.
14. Prepares reports on IV activity as requested on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, as requested.
- Possess high school diploma or equivalent.
- Licensed to practice as a Pharmacy Technician in the State of Michigan.
- Possess 6 months of job-related experience or completion of a pharmacy technician-training program or currently enrolled in an accredited school of pharmacy.
- Trained and educated in age-specific categories being served: neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
- Ability to operate office related equipment (computer terminal).
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
We are committed to encouraging and sustaining a work environment free of unlawful harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex/pregnancy (including pregnancy/childbirth or pregnancy/childbirth-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status prohibited by applicable laws. We also make good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
