Pharmacy Technician

Description

Location:

Denver Metro

• University of Colorado Hospital - Aurora, CO
• Centralized Call Center - Aurora, CO

Departments available:

• Inpatient
• Outpatient
• Centralized Call Center/Mail Order Pharmacy

Shifts/

Hours:

• Full time
• Rotating shift (hours may vary between 6:00 am and 10:30 pm) and include weekends
• Shift differentials for evening, night and weekends

Pay: $19.67 - $25.57 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

The Pharmacy Technician role provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the registered pharmacist and patients.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• PHATP (Pharmacy Technician Provisional) certification from the State Board of Pharmacy.
• PHAT (Pharmacy Technician) cerification from State Board of Pharmacy within 18 months of hire
• If you currently have both a PHAT (Pharmacy Technician) certification from the State Board of Pharmacy (not provisional) and national certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) you may be hired into a Pharmacy Tech I title

Want a career as a Pharmacy Technician? As a UCHealth employee, you are eligible for a fully-funded pharmacy education through our Ascend Career Program. This program will allow you the opportunity to start with us with your provisional certification and obtain your Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). Advance your career with UCHealth!

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):

• Provides top of scope pharmacy support utilizing evidence-based protocols and best practices to promote safety at the point of care
• Value and effectively partner with multidisciplinary team to achieve care outcomes
• Prioritize wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice
• Model proficiency through precepting and mentoring those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth
• Welcomes new knowledge in a fast-paced, innovative clinical environment
• Contributes proactively to solutions to secure safety and quality at point of care

Pharmacy Technician:

• Manage Automated Dispensing Machines (ADMs) to ensure unit-specific medication is safely available
• Perform sterile and non-sterile compounding and bulk medication repackaging while maintaining adherence to safety and regulatory standards
• Conduct regular audits of medication inventory to identify expired or near-expired items, ensuring prompt removal and replacement

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth invests in its Workforce.

UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years' employment.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package (benefit eligibility is based off of FTE status):

• Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
• 403(b) with employer matching contributions
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
• Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
• Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
• Wellness benefits
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year

Loan Repayment:

• UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status,…