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Schedule Weekly Hours:

Gundersen Health System is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) Pharmacy Technician for our Village Shopping Center location.

What you will do:

• 1.0 FTE (80 hours/pay period)
• 8-hour shifts, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am-6pm and Weekends 9am-1pm
• Organize medication to be dispensed to patients, prepare labels and/or bags, calculate quantities and compounding sterile and/or non-sterile products.
• Maintain the pharmacy’s medication management and infection control.
• Assist with staffing at other Gundersen pharmacy locations as needed.

What you will get:

• An hourly wage starting at $18.31/hour + more for experience and shift differentials!
• Gundersen Health Systems’ generous compensation and benefit package, including our top-rated retirement plan
• Growth opportunities and access to Gundersen’s Career Development Center
• Tuition Reimbursement for students pursing further education

What you will need:

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• Completion of an Accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program, or equivalent Pharmacy Technician experience
• 3 months of pharmacy experience
• WIRPhT
• Certified Pharmacy Technician OR willingness to become certified within 3 months of hire

Gundersen Health System Hospital and Clinics comprises 7 hospitals and 33 clinics. We bring care close to home for our patients in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.  Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it love + medicine and it’s more than our practice. It is 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 [email protected] or call 608-775-0267

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