Pharmacy Technician Specialist - Centralized Sterile Compounding - Full Time - Elijah McCoy
Join Henry Ford Health's Centralized Sterile Compounding team and take your career to the next level! In this role you will get comprehensive full-time employee benefits and work within a leading healthcare system. Be part of a team that makes a real impact every day. Apply now and grow with Henry Ford Health!
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Location: Detroit
Schedule: Full Time, Days
This role will report to the Pharmacy Manager, Centralized Sterile Compounding location at the Henry Ford Centralized Pharmacy Services Center in Detroit, MI. The position will support sterile compounding operations across the HFH enterprise to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality compounding practices, including the compounding of batch sterile compounded products and total parenteral nutrition solutions. The preferred candidate must have demonstrated experience with sterile compounding workflows and practices.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares compounded sterile products using aseptic technique
- Assists in the setup of the compounding room, equipment, and supplies
- Performs routine clean room environmental cleaning and documents per policy
- Prepares patient specific (TPN, IV chemotherapy) and batch sterile compounds
- Use of and general maintenance of sterile compounding automation
- Performs final Compounded Sterile Products (CSP) labeling and storage
- Completes all required documentation for patient-specific and anticipatory batch sterile compounded products
- Collaborates with pharmacy staff to maintain accurate medication and supply inventory
- Respond and triage telephone and electronic message inquiries
- Receive orders and prepare and package medications for delivery
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Requires high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in sterile compounding in an acute care, health system, home health, infusion center, or 503a/b setting
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN), automated IV compounding devices, and EPIC experience preferred.
- Requires at least two (2) years of experience as an inpatient pharmacy technician (for inpatient setting) OR two (2) years of experience as a pharmacy technician for all others.
- Two (2) years of experience with automated pharmacy dispensing systems preferred.
- PC skills as needed to perform job functions as assigned.
- Strong verbal/written skills; availability for on-call system support; highly analytical ability to solve complex technical problems.
- Ability to work designated shifts, including weekends and holidays.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with established time constraints.
- Flexibility to deal with ever-changing health care environment.
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
- Valid State of MI pharmacy technician licensure required.
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
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