Pharmacy Technician | East Building & La Crosse Clinic

Schedule Weekly Hours:

Gundersen Health System is seeking afull-time Certified Pharmacy Technicianfor our East Building & La Crosse Clinic location. This is your opportunity to partner with a team of medical professionals to provide Love+Medicine.

What you will do:

• 1.0 FTE (40 hours/2 weeks)
• Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:30am to 8:00pm & Saturday's 8:45am to 1:00pm or 7:45 to 4:30 location dependent, Sunday 8:45am to 1:00pm Village Shopping Center
• While East Building will be your home base, you will have the opportunity to work in other Gundersen pharmacies in the greater La Crosse area to cover staffing needs
• Data enter prescriptions for patients, calculate proper dispensing quantities and days supplies, prepare medication labels, fill and label medications for dispensing to patients, compound non-sterile products, understand inventory needs and help place, receive and organize daily orders for medications and supplies. Prepare prescriptions to be delivered or shipped to patients.

• Starting pay of $18.31/hour + more for experience!
• Support to grow in your career with access to our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program
• Departmental leadership that supports you as you do your best work.
• Work/Life balance to love what you do and where you live.

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• Completion of an Accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program or equivalent Pharmacy Technician experience
• 3 months pharmacy experience
• Registered with the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services (WIRPhT)
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) OR willingness to become certified within 3 months of hire

Gundersen Health System (becoming Emplify Health!) is healthcare for neighbors, by neighbors. While we call La Crosse home, our system has 11 hospitals and 100+ clinics in neighboring communities. Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care combined with the right amount of love. We call it Love + Medicine and it's who we are.

Under the supervision of a pharmacists, a pharmacy technician organizes medications for dispensing to patients by reading medication orders and/or prescriptions, preparing labels and/or bags, calculating quantities, and compounding sterile and/or non-sterile products. A pharmacy technician participates in medication dispensing and/or delivery while maintaining pharmacy's medication management and infection control procedures, policies and regulations. A pharmacy technician will be assigned to a specific area of practice and responsibilities will be applicable to that area.

Major Responsibilities:

Education and Learning:
REQUIRED
High School Diploma or equivalency and completion of an Accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program or equivalent pharmacy technician experience

Work Experience:
REQUIRED
3 months pharmacy experience

DESIRED

1 year pharmacy experience

License and Certifications:
REQUIRED

• If working in Wisconsin, must be registered with the Wisconsin Dept. of Safety & Professional Services (WIRPhT) and be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

• If working in Minnesota, must be registered with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy (MNRPhT)and be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

• If working in Iowa, must be registered with the IOWA Board of Pharmacy (IARPhT) and be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) within 12 months of hire through the Pharmacy Technician Board or National Healthcareer Association

Age Specific Population Served:
Non age Specific (N/A)

OSHA Category:
Category I - Employees in this job title have a reasonably anticipated risk of occupational exposure to blood and/or other potentially infectious materials.

Environmental Conditions:
Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work).

Physical Requirements/Demands Of The Position:
Walking/Standing Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)
Stooping/Bending Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)
Repetitive Actions - Fine Manipulation Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)
Lifting - Floor to Waist Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50
Lifting - Waist to Overhead Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50
Lifting - Other Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50
Push/Pull (Static Force) Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours) Number of lbs 25-50

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267

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