Pharmacy Technician Job at SSM Health, Saint Louis, MO

  • SSM Health
  • Saint Louis, MO

Job Description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters – every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with various teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. If you want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

  • Department: Pharmacy

  • Schedule: Full time, Variable / Evening shift!

Apply today. SSM Health- We bring out the incredible in you, every day.

Job Summary:

Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and according to standard procedures, assists in transcription, storage, preparation, dispensing, and delivery of medications. This entry-level pharmacy position is responsible for learning and assisting with non-sterile and /or sterile compounding, operating pharmacy automation systems, and maintaining accurate documentation and records in compliance with regulatory standards.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assists in the preparation of medication orders that may include transcription, workflow management, automation utilization, and medication readiness for non-sterile compounding, checking, dispensing, and delivery.

  • Distributes medications to designated areas and returns unused, discontinued, or damaged doses to the pharmacy. Properly utilizes automation to ensure medications are secured and in-date in their area of use.

  • Supports inventory management activities that include receipt, storage, security, and inspection. Ensures that inventory areas are clean, and that inventory is rotated, in-date and properly labeled.

  • Adheres to regulatory requirements and quality assurance standards. Completes all documentation and maintains records in compliance with standard procedures. Promotes a safe practice environment and reports safety events when they occur.

  • Provides excellent customer service to patients, other staff and ancillary departments and maintains high standards of confidentiality in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

  • High School Diploma/GED or education equivalency for licensing.

EXPERIENCE

  • No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.

  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.

  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

  • Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

  • Pharmacy Technician, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • Or
  • FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician, Registered within 2 months - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • And
  • IL Registration Application Process Complete At Time Of Hire - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • And
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
  • Or
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT/CPhT) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
  • Or

  • FUTURE - Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) within 24 months - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

  • Or

  • FUTURE - Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT/CPhT) within 24 months - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

State of Work Location: Missouri

  • Pharmacy Technician - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • Or
  • FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician, Registered within 6 months - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • And

  • MO Registration Application and Finger Print Process Complete AT TIME OF HIRE - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

  • Technician - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy
  • Or

  • FUTURE - Technician within 3 months - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

  • Pharmacy Technician, Registered - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • Or
  • WI Registration Application Number (PAR) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  • And
  • FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician, Registered within 6 Months - Wisconsin Department of
  • Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3901000010 Pharmacy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more. (

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Shift work, Afternoon shift

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