Certified Pharmacy Technician – Inpatient

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Pharmacy Technician supports daily inpatient pharmacy operations through medication distribution, inventory support, automated dispensing cabinet support, and central pharmacy workflow activities.
• This position plays a key role in ensuring timely medication delivery, maintaining medication storage areas, supporting carousel and Pyxis workflows, and assisting with operational tasks that promote safe and efficient patient care.
• The technician is expected to comply with all client policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Medication Distribution and Delivery:

• Transport and handle medications in accordance with hospital policy, USP standards, and medication safety requirements.
• Deliver patient medications throughout the hospital, including STAT medications, IV medications, and new medication orders.
• Ensure medications are delivered prior to scheduled administration times.
• Assist with medication transport and urgent delivery requests.
• Return discharged patient medications to the pharmacy.
• Assist with medication deliveries to designated clinic and patient care areas.

2. Medication Room and Unit Support:

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of medication rooms.
• Identify and return unsecured or loose medications to designated pharmacy return areas.
• Assist with maintaining medication storage standards and operational readiness.

3. Pyxis and Automated Dispensing Cabinet Support:

• Assist with sorting medications into appropriate unit bins during Pyxis pulls.
• Support replenishment of supplies used for medication pulls, including bags, rubber bands, bins, and related materials.
• Assist with ADS loads, stockouts, and critical low inventory management.
• Verify and organize pull bins upon completion of pulls.
• Assist with troubleshooting automated dispensing cabinet issues, medication discrepancies, and refill variances while escalating concerns appropriately.

4. Central Pharmacy and Carousel Operations:

• Return unused medications to carousel inventory.
• Assist with carousel inventory management and medication restocking.
• Support replenishment of Mini-Plus bags and other pharmacy supplies.
• Assist with receiving and stocking medication orders.
• Support code tray inventory and return processing.
• Assist with inventory management activities, including cycle counts and inventory moves.
• Support pre-packaging and labeling activities.
• Assist with pneumatic tube station workflows.
• Maintain accurate documentation within pharmacy systems related to medication deliveries, inventory transactions, returns, and distribution activities.

5. Operational and Team Support:

• Assist with Hospital at Home operational workflows.
• Participate in pharmacy huddles and operational communications.
• Communicate with the pharmacist in charge regarding workflow needs, breaks, and operational concerns.
• Support overall pharmacy workflow and staffing needs as assigned.

6. Inventory Management:

• Support medication distribution activities by ensuring timely, accurate delivery and replenishment of medications throughout the hospital and ambulatory clinic areas.
• Maintain medication inventory through stock rotation, expiration monitoring, cycle counts, and proper storage practices in compliance with USP and hospital standards.
• Process medication returns, transfers, and restocking activities accurately within pharmacy inventory management systems.
• Assist with wholesaler deliveries, medication receiving, and inventory reconciliation to support continuity of pharmacy operations.
• Maintain clean, organized, and compliant medication storage areas, pharmacy workspaces, and distribution systems.
• Support pharmacy operational workflows through quality assurance activities, documentation management, customer service, and adherence to hospital safety and compliance standards.

Required Experience:

• 2+ years Inpatient pharmacy technician.

Preferred Experience:

• 3 – 4 years Inpatient Pharmacy experience working with Pyxis machines and EPIC.

Required Certifications/ licenses:

• Massachusetts pharmacy technician license and National Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT or ExCPT), BLS.
• Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv) is a valuable asset.