Career Center
Durham, North Carolina
Dahlonega, Georgia
Posted: 14-Sep-23
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 230271RY
About Children's Minnesota
Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Department Overview
Children's Home Care Pharmacy serves around 200 patients around the metro area. We provide infusion therapies including antibiotics, parenteral nutrition, hydration, immune globulins, factor products and enteral nutrition. We are open Monday through Friday 8 am-5 pm, closed on Holidays, have an on-call team to cover weekends and evenings. We work closely with the Home Care Nursing team to provide safe, efficient and quality care to our patients.
Position Summary
The Pharmacy Technician Specialist advances the mission of the Pharmacy Department by providing a high-quality service resource via unique or specialized pharmacy tasks. They work in a partnership role with Pharmacists and Pharmacy leaders to bring a greater amount of focus to bear on support of mission critical areas where staff are uniquely trained or authorized.
The Pharmacy Technician Specialist carries out technical aspects of safe medication preparation for the treatment of patients under the supervision of a Pharmacist or Specialist. This individual is also responsible for administrative responsibilities for the assigned area, such as pharmacy record keeping and inventory control in collaboration with a Pharmacist or Specialist. Other medication management and patient and family assistance duties will be assigned, according to the specialty area. The Pharmacy Technician Specialist will work jointly with others to conduct audits and analyses in assigned areas of responsibility to ensure compliance and risk mitigation. Findings are reported to pharmacy leadership for gap analysis and process improvement recommendations.
Location (e.g. remote or on-site): On-site. For some roles, remote work may be appropriate.
*Registered Pharmacy Technician in the state of Minnesota (required)
*Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) within 1 year of hire (required)
Education:
*Associate or higher college graduate degree, or foreign equivalent, or five years of experience in a pharmacy environment or healthcare industry (required)
Experience:
*Three years working in a pharmacy environment or a combination of equivalent experience suitable for preparation of the individual to work within the specialized pharmacy service (required)
*Experience working within a pharmacy computer system or electronic health record (required)
*Leadership experience (preferred)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
*Constitutional skills: able to work independently and prioritize, responsible, adaptable, trusted, creative, problem solver, critical thinker, time management, organized, reliable, dependable, strong work ethic, detail-oriented, focused, committed to learning, team player, ownership
*Consistently self-directed, independent and autonomous in areas of responsibility
*Strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal
*Comfortable working with computer programs, such ask MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)
*Experience with dispensing, sterile and non-sterile compounding, and hazardous substances (preferred)
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.
Children's Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants. EO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer.
