With the right medicine at the right time, patients have the opportunity to heal, recover, and thrive. That’s why Pharmacy Services plays a vital role in Legacy’s mission to make life better for everyone. If you’re a Pharmacy Technician who shares our commitment to compassionate, high-quality care, we invite you to consider joining our team.

The Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of the Pharmacy Manager, Staff Pharmacist, or Pharmacy Technician Lead to support the day-to-day operations of Pharmacy Services. Responsibilities include preparing ancillary supply orders for patient shipment, performing IV admixtures under pharmacist supervision, and maintaining both the clean room and ante room environments. The technician also actively participates in Quality Control and Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives to ensure the safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services.

Key Responsibilites: 

• COMMUNICATION: Effective, open, respectful; appropriate information, verbal or written, is effectively transmitted to customers/co-workers.
  • Meets established hospitality standards.
  • Communicates accurately, effectively and in a respectful manner.
  • Strives to consistently meet customer expectations.
  • Responds to customer information requests promptly.
  • Enters medications and supplies in the computer in a timely and accurate manner to generate labels and billing information.
  • Prepares accurate reports within specified timelines.
  • Demonstrates accurate verbal and written communication.
  • Adheres to established channels of communication.
  • Follows policies and procedures related to communications.

• PRODUCTIVITY: Accurate and efficient services result from prioritizing workload, maintaining organization, and by coordination of activities with other team members.
  • Consistently meets department timelines for completion of activities related to position.
  • Manages workload effectively.
  • Sets priorities appropriately.
  • Keeps pharmaceutical inventory current including solutions, additives, ab, medications, cassettes and IV room supplies.
  • Prepares IV admixtures to meet specific timelines.
  • Assembles patient supply orders permitting delivery within required timelines.
• TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: Consistently high-quality outcomes are achieved by adherence to established policies and procedures, and application of knowledge and technical skills.  Successful completion of Pharmacy Services defined competencies is required.
  • Demonstrates understanding of and complies with policies and procedures.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of ancillary supplies.
  • Utilizes and maintains equipment appropriately including AMDS and CII safe).
  • Keeps up to date records of patients’ IV medication needs and helps coordinate delivery of medication per protocol.
  • Completes training/orientation.
  • Completes initial and maintains on-going certification for IV admixture and working in clean room. 
  • Demonstrates required knowledge of computer system and competent use.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of policies and procedures.
  • Develops knowledge and competent use of required equipment.
• QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)/QUALITY CONTROL (QC)/CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI): QA, QC and CQI activities are supported so that internal and external customer needs are met.
  • Understands and can verbalize Legacy Health System (LHS) CQI principles.
  • Identifies and meets customers’ needs consistently.
  • Participates in operating unit and LHS CQI efforts.
  • Maintains required QC documentation.
  • Utilizes risk management reporting tools appropriately and as required.
  • Follows established policies and procedures.
• FACILITIES: Maintenance of the work environment and equipment is performed to produce safe and effective products, efficient services and enhance the quality of work-life.
  • Follows established policies and procedures.
  • Maintains refrigerator temperature log per protocol.
  • Maintains equipment according to schedule.
  • Maintains QC incubator temperature log, if applicable.
  • Cleans sterile products preparation area daily to maintain integrity of sterile products environment.
  • Documents maintenance as required.
  • Maintains orderly work environment.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Prior pharmacy tech/clerk experience or current pharmacy tech student or program graduate preferred. 
• IV Admixture experience preferred. 
• Basic familiarity with computers preferred. 
• Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions.

• Current applicable state Pharmacy Technician License required.

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you