Pharmacy Technician - Full-Time

Overview

RiverView Health, is a community owned, membership based non-profit organization that was formed in 1898 and continues to be the sole community hospital in Crookston, MN.

RiverView Health operates a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital, RiverView Recovery Center; a chemical dependency outpatient treatment program, RiverView Home Care and five primary care and specialty clinics in the hospitals service area.

We have a robust scholarship program for those furthering their education in a medical field, excellent benefits, and a friendly work environment. Full-time benefits include health insurance, free single vision and basic dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability, and employer HSA contributions. Other benefits include employer pension matching, shift differential, incentive/premium pay, free annual biometric screening and paid volunteer time off.

RiverView is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

RiverView Health has an opening for a full-time (64 hours every 2 weeks) Pharmacy Technician. The Pharmacy Technician shall be supervised by the Director of Pharmacy and Staff Pharmacists.

RiverView was voted the one of the best places to work 6 times in a row. Come see why!

The Pharmacy Technician position provides individuals with an opportunity to work in a growing healthcare field focusing on the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of healthcare and positively impacting the lives and health of others. RiverView Health is looking for someone who wants to start or grow their Pharmacy Technician career. RiverView Health provides an on-the-job training course to prepare you for your career as a Certified Pharmacy Technician!

Primary Responsibilities

RiverView Health operates an inpatient hospital pharmacy and a retail pharmacy. Duties include inputting prescriptions into the computer, preparing, and processing medications for final check by a Pharmacist, IV preparation, inpatient dosage preparation, medication distribution, and much more.

Other Responsibilities

Inventory management, quality Improvement, medication recalls.

Salary scale for Non-Certified Pharmacy Technician is $17.62 - $24.68 and for Certified Pharmacy Technician is $21.05 - $29.47 and starting salary is dependent on experience.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be18 years old.

• High School graduate or equivalent is required.

• Registration with Minnesota Board of Pharmacy and PTCB Certification are required. If not currently registered/certified these must be obtained. If not currently certified training will be provided and certifications must be obtained within 1 year of employment.