Schedule Weekly Hours:
40Gundersen Health System is seeking a full-time Certified Pharmacy Technician for our East Building & La Crosse Clinic location. This is your opportunity to partner with a team of medical professionals to provide Love+Medicine.
What you will do:
1.0 FTE (40 hours/2 weeks) Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:30am to 8:00pm & Saturday’s 8:45am to 1:00pm or 7:45 to 4:30 location dependent, Sunday 8:45am to 1:00pm Village Shopping CenterWhile East Building will be your home base, you will have the opportunity to work in other Gundersen pharmacies in the greater La Crosse area to cover staffing needsData enter prescriptions for patients, calculate proper dispensing quantities and days supplies, prepare medication labels, fill and label medications for dispensing to patients, compound non-sterile products, understand inventory needs and help place, receive and organize daily orders for medications and supplies. Prepare prescriptions to be delivered or shipped to patients. What you will get:Starting pay of $18.31/hour + more for experience! Support to grow in your career with access to our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment ProgramDepartmental leadership that supports you as you do your best work.Work/Life balance to love what you do and where you live.What do you need:High School Diploma or equivalencyCompletion of an Accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program or equivalent Pharmacy Technician experience3 months pharmacy experienceRegistered with the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services (WIRPhT) Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)Gundersen Health System (becoming Emplify Health!) is healthcare for neighbors, by neighbors. While we call La Crosse home, our system has 11 hospitals and 100+ clinics in neighboring communities. Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care combined with the right amount of love. We call it Love + Medicine and it’s who we are.
Job Description:Under the supervision of a pharmacists, a pharmacy technician organizes medications for dispensing to patients by reading medication orders and/or prescriptions, preparing labels and/or bags, calculating quantities, and compounding sterile and/or non-sterile products. A pharmacy technician participates in medication dispensing and/or delivery while maintaining pharmacy’s medication management and infection control procedures, policies and regulations. A pharmacy technician will be assigned to a specific area of practice and responsibilities will be applicable to that area.
Major Responsibilities:
1. Ability to demonstrate competency of the defined responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician Trainee.
2. Provides customer service to both patients and Gundersen Health System staff, including triaging of phone calls and non-clinical medication related questions.
3. Obtains accurate information from patients including personal and insurance information, and efficiently enters information into the computer system.
4. Participates in the Transition of Care programs implemented in the Pharmacy.
5. Follows expectations of the Pharmacy Technician Tech-Check-Tech program.
6. Handles of controlled substances following all policies, SOPs and regulatory statutes.
7. Ownership of inventory control for all inventory locations.
8. Ability to troubleshoot technology related processes and equipment.
9. Prepares and mixes non-sterile preparations for distribution to patients.
10. Aseptically prepares and mixes sterile preparations for distribution to patients.
11. Aseptically prepares and mixes hazardous medications for distribution to patients.
12. Assists with the training of Pharmacy Technician Trainees, and Pharmacy Technicians.
13. Assists with maintaining cleanliness in the department to guaranteeing sterility with appropriate measures.
14. Adheres to regular and predictable attendance.
15. Personally interacts, engages with and cares for patients.
16. Ensures patient safety.
17. Performs other job-related responsibilities as requested by pharmacists, support staff, and leadership.
Education and Learning:
REQUIRED
High School Diploma or equivalency and completion of an Accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program or equivalent pharmacy technician experience
Work Experience:
REQUIRED
3 months pharmacy experience
DESIRED
1 year pharmacy experience
License and Certifications:
REQUIRED
If working in Wisconsin, must be registered with the Wisconsin Dept. of Safety & Professional Services (WIRPhT) and be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
If working in Minnesota, must be registered with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy (MNRPhT)and be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
If working in Iowa, must be registered with the IOWA Board of Pharmacy (IARPhT) and be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) within 12 months of hire through the Pharmacy Technician Board or National Healthcareer Association
Age Specific Population Served:
Non age Specific (N/A)
OSHA Category:
Category I - Employees in this job title have a reasonably anticipated risk of occupational exposure to blood and/or other potentially infectious materials.
Environmental Conditions:
Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work).
Physical Requirements/Demands Of The Position:
Walking/Standing Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)
Stooping/Bending Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)
Repetitive Actions - Fine Manipulation Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)
Lifting - Floor to Waist Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50
Lifting - Waist to Overhead Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50
Lifting - Other Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50
Push/Pull (Static Force) Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50
If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267
Equal Opportunity Employer