Pharmacy Technician – Sheridan Memorial Hospital – Sheridan, WY

ABOUT SHERIDAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Sheridan Memorial Hospital is a progressive, state-of-the-art facility nestled beneath the Big Horn Mountains in beautiful Northeast Wyoming. Founded over 100 years ago, Sheridan Memorial is licensed for 88 beds with over 60 physicians who provide primary medical care and specialty care in more than 15 areas. We are proud of our more than 600 employees who provide personalized, patient centered care in a healing environment. When people think of excellent healthcare, they think of Sheridan.

JOB SUMMARY

Compounds and dispenses medications and pharmaceutical supplies upon receiving prescriptions from physicians or other qualified prescribers; types labels, keeps inventory control, and performs various other technical duties of the pharmacy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews all outpatients billing on a daily basis.
• Organizes outdated or overstocked medications to ship back to the manufacturer or wholesaler for credit on a regular basis. Assures proper credit is received from the wholesalers and maintains a file on credit memos from the wholesalers.
• Maintains updated ordering information concerning phone numbers, location, etc. of different pharmaceutical companies for medications not ordered from the wholesaler.
• Maintains proper records associated with prepackaging.
• Maintains all stock level and order stickers for all formulary items.
• Assures the proper amount of chemo medication is ordered and on hand for next week’s chemo regimes.
• Reviews stock on hand and initiates orders from outside vendors for supplies as needed; receives supplies noting and initiating corrective actions for incorrect items or amounts received; inventories for outdates and sends outdated medications back to appropriate resources
• Aseptically admixes parenteral products such as large volume parenterals, IV piggybacks and total parenteral nutrition bags
• Picks medications and loads them into automated dispensing units for various hospital locations. Trouble shoots error messages
• Selects correct medication from storage area and places it into packager, repackages drug from bulk to specified amounts and containers
• Work under the supervision of the Pharmacy manager and will be responsible for performing tasks for inventory control, parenteral product preparation, automated dispensing unit operation and fill, and medication packing and barcoding.
• Work will include working at least one weekend/month and some holidays.
• Demonstrate cooperative working relationship with all hospital staff and maintain/promote positive pharmacy team spirit.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Certified Pharmacy Technician with Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy, or Tech-in-training License.
• High School Diploma or GED, required.
• Completion of Aseptic Technique, Hazardous Medication and Chemotherapy (if applicable) Annual Competencies
• Maintain 15 hours of continuing education annually
• Work schedule will include at least one weekend/month and some holidays.
• Experience preferred, but not required. Will train to scope.

In accordance with Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s (SMH) duty to maintain a safe work environment for staff, patients and visitors, and to ensure the facility remains in compliance with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation, COVID-19 vaccinations or an approved medical or religious exemption is required in accordance with established CMS requirements.

Specific demands not listed: Possible exposure to blood and or body fluids / infectious disease / hazardous waste requiring the use of Personal Protective Equipment. Exposure to odorous chemicals / specimens and Latex products.

Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening is required.

Sheridan Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here.