Pharmacy Technician Specialist Senior

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado^TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Assures the delivery of quality pharmacy services by providing process and workflow oversight of pharmacy technicians and by serving as part of the Pharmacy Leadership Team. Provides support of all pharmacy automation systems and support for inventory procurement and management. Serves as backup support for medication billing issues and resolution. Provides direction and guidance to technicians regarding pharmacy drug distribution and operational matters, including USP795, USP797, USP800 compliance. Supports the Pharmacy Leadership Team by assisting with departmental IT and
software support including Epic reporting, Diversion software, and pump software. Serves as a liaison between pharmacy and external departments; working closely with front line staff, physicians, managers, and directors to coordinate pharmacy services in various areas. Monthly responsibilities include hazardous waste reporting and State BOP reporting (tech-check-tech). In addition, covers regular assignments as a pharmacy technician when needed.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.Required
• Certified Pharmacy Tech Required
• 5 years hospital pharmacy technician or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and rapport-building skills.
• Able to prioritize and escalate issues to pharmacy leadership or other
  decision-makers as necessary.
• Strong customer service skills and organizational skills with the ability to
  manage multiple duties and adapt quickly to constantly changing situations.
• Ability to troubleshoot, identify issues in advance and problem-solve to minimize impact on other individuals or services.
• Demonstrates qualities of assertiveness, a high sense of urgency, and initiative. On-call coverage (after business hours and weekends) is required on an as-needed basis.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30-4? (potential coverage of other shifts/times when needed)

Physical Requirements:
Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

Mercy Regional Medical Center is an 82-bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic Southwest Colorado town of Durango.  It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized by Healthgrades as a Top 100 Hospital for orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received 10 consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote well-being and healing of body, mind, and spirit.  Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.

We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer: 

• Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options.
• Spending Accounts including a Dependent Care FSA that can include an employer contribution
• Retirement account options with a generous employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness, and so much more!

View more on our benefits HERE.

$24.85 - $41.86 / hour