What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Tech Trainee position at CommonSpirit Health?
Located in the Phoenix Ariz. suburb of Gilbert the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a 198-bed not-for profit hospital with more than 1300 employees and almost 900 doctors on staff representing all major specialties. In 2014 Phoenix Children’s Hospital launched a 22-bed pediatric unit inside the hospital. Mercy Gilbert opened in 2006 and has been a vital part of the growing community. Today it is the fifth largest employer in Gilbert. During the fiscal year ending June 30 2016 Mercy Gilbert provided more than $24 million in community benefit. As a result of Dignity Health’s mission to deliver health care and partner with the community more than 42000 people in the East Valley were reached through community health services. For more information visit: https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/locations/mercygilbert.
Responsibilities
The Department of Pharmacy at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a full-service pharmacy providing comprehensive progressive pharmaceutical care services to neonatal pediatric adult and geriatric patients from admission to discharge and on an outpatient basis through our emergency and ambulatory care services. Pharmaceutical care services include but are not limited to appropriate accurate and timely dispensing of medications to patients sterile product preparation preparation of special pediatric dosages chemotherapy preparation antimicrobial stewardship support of the electronic medical record and bedside medication verification (bar coding) ongoing pharmaceutical education and participation in the care of the patient to promote safe and effective drug therapy.
Our pharmacy team dispenses over 1.3 million doses of medication processes over 500000 physician orders and doses over 2000 patients on medications such as warfarin and vancomycin each year.
The Department of Pharmacy continually embraces innovation thoughtful management and new technology to maximize operational efficiencies and promote clinical excellence in a healing environment. Our department and facility are supported by state of the art automated systems including automated dispensing cabinets a computerized physician order management system carousel technology an electronic medication administration record bedside bar coding smart infusion pump technology and on-line drug information resources. Responsibilities:General maintenance preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical and pharmacy supplies.
Qualifications
Minimum:
HS/GED
AZ license as a pharmacy tech trainee. Must obtain pharmacy tech cert within one year of trainee position