Float Pharmacy Technician; casual

Job Description

Pharmacy Technicians are an integral part of the pharmacy team. Primary responsibilities of this role include processing prescriptions and interacting with and assisting customers to ensure a positive experience with Essentia Pharmacy. Job duties also include inventory control, non-sterile and/or sterile compounding, care of supplies and equipment, management of automation systems, and other duties as assigned by the pharmacist and pharmacy leadership.

Educational Requirements

• Previous experience as a pharmacy technician with continuous registration as a pharmacy technician with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy dating back prior to January 1st, 2013.
• Completion of a board‑approved technician training program.
• Completion of the Essentia Health employer‑based technician training program within one year of date of hire.
• OR continuous registration with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist Intern.

Certification/Licensure Required

• State registration in the state of employment is required before hire.
• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age and have graduated from high school or attained high‑school equivalency (e.g., GED).
• All float, casual positions and regular staff from sites in the Superior, Wisconsin location require registration in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• All Wisconsin locations may provide a pending application for registration.
• Earn, through employer‑based training, and maintain certification as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Health career Association (NHA) within two years of hire.

OR

• Currently enrolled as a Pharmacy student in an accredited Pharm.
  
  D. program.

NOTE:

Any Pharmacy Technician that has a dual position as an Intern or Pre‑Intern does not need to have the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) nor the National Health career Association (NHA) certification.

• Must maintain registration(s) and certification(s) immediately and post‑one year of employment, respectively, for the duration of employment.
• Ongoing continuing education and license renewal as required by the state’s Board of Pharmacy.

Educational Requirements

• Previous experience as a pharmacy technician with continuous registration as a pharmacy technician with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy dating back prior to January 1st, 2013.
• Completion of a board‑approved technician training program.
• Completion of the Essentia Health employer‑based technician training program within the first 90 days of employment.
• OR continuous registration with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist Intern.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 1040 hours of pharmacy technician experience.
• Completion of Pharmacy Department’s Orientation and one of the following Essentia Pharmacy Department training programs within six months of hire:
  • Core Sterile Compounding Training Program
  • Core Prescription Billing and Synchronization Training Program

Certification/Licensure Requirements

• State registration before hire in the state of employment.
• Minimum age and high‑school or GED requirement as above.
• All float, casual positions and regular staff from sites in the Superior, Wisconsin location require registration in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• All Wisconsin locations may provide a pending application for registration.
• Earn, through employer‑based training, and maintain certification as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Health career Association (NHA) within one year of hire; OR be currently enrolled as a Pharmacy student in an accredited Pharm.
  
  D. program; OR for North Dakota locations only, progressing toward acceptance into a Doctor of Pharmacy program.
• NOTE:
  
  Any Pharmacy Technician that has a dual position as an Intern or Pre‑Intern does not need to have the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) nor the National Health career Association (NHA) certification.
• Must maintain registration(s) and certification(s) immediately and post‑two years of…