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Corewell Health Pharmacy Technician Butterworth 2nd Shift in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Corewell Health is offering up to $3,500 as a Sign-On Bonus for this opportunity!
About the Unit:
The Pharmacy Department provides pharmacy services for Inpatients, ED, Surgery, and the Infusion Center at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital.
About Butterworth Hospital:
Right in the heart of Grand Rapids, you’ll find a nationally recognized hospital for patient quality and safety and the regional leader in full-service hospitals. Since 1873, Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (part of Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals) has been growing and building a reputation of excellence in care, diagnostics, treatment, prevention and education. It is the flagship hospital for Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals, which includes Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (https://www.spectrumhealth.org/locations/helen-devos-childrens-hospital) and Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion.
Butterworth Hospital offers a wide range of advanced medical, surgical and specialty care services that allow the urban campus in downtown Grand Rapids to serve as a major tertiary and quaternary referral center for West Michigan and beyond. These services include the only Regional Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center in West Michigan. Butterworth Hospital is a clinical leader in cardiovascular, cancer, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, neurosciences, trauma and emergency care services, among many others.
Scope of Work:
The Pharmacy Technician, under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist, processes, prepares, and delivers medications and supplies, working with multiple medication automation systems. The Pharmacy Technician works in complex pharmacy areas, including Sterile Product Compounding, Controlled Substance Handling, and Inventory Management.
Link to Butterworth Hospital:
https://www.spectrumhealth.org/locations/butterworth-hospital
Job Summary
Under the direction of a Pharmacist, provides technical assistance, processing and preparing medications and supplies. Works with multiple medication automation systems. Delivers medications and supplies to patient care areas. Triages phone calls and messages from multidisciplinary team members. Able to work in complex pharmacy areas (satellites, sterile product compounding, controlled substance handling, inventory management).
Essential Functions
Prepares supplies / medication, including complex sterile formulations under the direction of a Pharmacist. May prepare hazardous or biologic products when properly trained and competencies are passed.
Prepares and packages bulk medications into unit of use packaging.
Handles controlled substances for pharmacy and patient care areas under direct supervision of a pharmacist per federal and state law.
Delivers pharmacy prepared medications, controlled substances and supplies to various nursing stations/patient care areas.
Maintains a clean and organized work area.
Maintains all requirements for CPhT certifications. Completes all Spectrum Health assigned competencies by assigned due dates.
Qualifications
Required High School Diploma or equivalent
Preferred Associate's Degree
Hospital experience Preferred
LIC-Pharmacist Intern - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required Or
LIC-Pharmacy Technician Temp - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required And
LIC-Pharmacy Technician - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
CRT-Pharmacy Technician, Certified (CPHT) - PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Excludes - LIC- Pharmacist Intern 90 Days required Or
CRT-Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) - NHA National Healthcareer Association Excludes - LIC- Pharmacist Intern 90 Days required
Primary Location
SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids
Department Name
Pharmacy Services - Butterworth
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Evening (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
36
Hours of Work
2nd Shift - Start Times 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. - 8.5 Hr. Shifts
Days Worked
Monday to Sunday
Weekend Frequency
Every other weekend
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