Pharmacy Technician, Diversion Specialist - MMH Pharmacy biweekly

Position: Pharmacy Technician, Diversion Specialist - MMH Pharmacy - FT 1.0 (80 hrs biweekly)
In an environment of continuous quality improvement, the Pharmacy Technician, Diversion Specialist is responsible for supporting the Health System’s controlled substance diversion prevention, detection, and compliance program through ongoing monitoring, auditing, discrepancy investigation, and regulatory oversight across all applicable locations. This position requires collaboration with pharmacy, nursing, medical, and other healthcare personnel; performance of internal and regulatory audits; and maintenance of accurate controlled substance records, inventories, and required reporting.

The position requires travel between facilities and flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed to support diversion investigations, audits, and operational needs. Exhibits the MHS Standards of Excellence and exercises strict confidentiality at all times.

Job Functions:

Maintains compliance with DEA, state Board of Pharmacy, and other applicable controlled substance regulations across the health system, including maintaining required registrations and licenses.

Audits controlled substance purchasing, sales, invoices, receiving records, transfer documentation, signatures, and CII safe records to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance.

Monitors controlled substance sales and activities, including squad/EMS transactions, and completes required regulatory reports, documentation, and follow-up.

Monitors controlled substance transactions, inventory, and discrepancies using diversion software and other surveillance tools to identify potential diversion or compliance concerns.

Investigates controlled substance discrepancies and potential diversion activity, documents findings, and coordinates appropriate follow-up and corrective actions.

Conducts routine pharmacy, nursing unit, medication storage, and controlled substance audits, as well as mock DEA and state Board of Pharmacy inspections, using standardized audit tools and applicable regulatory requirements.

Supports the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the Health System’s controlled substance diversion prevention program.

Coordinates and participates in quarterly diversion committee meetings and presents audit findings, discrepancies, trends, corrective actions, and other compliance concerns.

Fills, prepares, packages, and delivers medications and physician orders accurately and efficiently; performs Pyxis restocking, loading, inventory management, expiration checks, and troubleshooting.

Prepares chemotherapy, non-chemotherapy, and other sterile products in accordance with applicable regulations, policies, USP 797, and USP 800 requirements.

Performs required IV room, hood, and related environmental cleaning and maintenance activities in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Manages department and nursing unit medication inventories by anticipating needs, ordering and receiving medications, maintaining appropriate stock levels, and removing outdated products.

Maintains required annual competencies, including aseptic technique and hazardous drug handling, and consistently follows applicable pharmacy regulations, policies, and procedures.

Communicates effectively with pharmacists, physicians, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals; provides guidance and training to pharmacy staff as appropriate to support safe and effective patient care.

Performs assigned pharmacy billing activities, including debits and credits, and completes required administrative, compliance, audit, and reporting functions.

Works assigned shifts, including evenings and weekends as needed, to support pharmacy operations, auditing, investigations, staffing, and diversion-monitoring requirements.

Assumes all other duties and…