Pharmacy Technician Trainee

As our Pharmacy Tech Trainee, you will assist the pharmacist in promoting an organized and functional pharmacy operation, supporting the smooth flow of medication preparation and distribution. This is a foundational role, bridging your learning with practical application.

Every day, you will prepare medications for dispensing and meticulously maintain records, ensuring accuracy and compliance. A key aspect of your role involves supporting federal requirements for receiving, storing, ordering, labeling, dispensing, reverse distribution, take-back programs, and managing loss/theft of both controlled and non-controlled substances.

To be successful in this role, you will provide excellence in customer service and consistently demonstrate the core values of the organization. Your commitment to meticulous record-keeping, adherence to federal regulations, attention to detail in medication handling, and support for automated systems will be crucial for your development and contribution to the pharmacy team.

• Accurately and in a timely manner fills unit dose cart, floor stock, medication orders, and delivers to patient care areas to ensure availability of ordered drugs and supplies. Is knowledgeable in the use and stocking of automated medication cabinets.
• Accurately prepares I.V. admixtures, using sterile technique.
• Accurately and in a timely manner, prepares prescriptions for pharmacist review and dispensing.
  
• Accurately compounds specialty items. Prepackages and labels bulk medications for unit dose/unit of use dispensing with computer and associated equipment.
• Checks floor stock and/or pharmacy stock for outdates, overstock, and proper storage on a monthly basis to ensure the use of highquality medications.
• Maintains costeffective inventory of bulk items, utilizing soon to expire items quickly, and decreasing overstock of inventory.

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
  
• Enrolled in Front Range Community College Pharmacy Tech Program
  
• Working knowledge of computer systems 

Preferred

• Previous experience within a pharmacy setting

St. Thomas More Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, is the cornerstone of health care services for Fremont County and surrounding southern Colorado communities. St. Thomas More offers 24 hour emergency and trauma services; inpatient acute care; intensive care; labor, delivery, and nursery care; multi-modal diagnostic imaging; inpatient and outpatient surgical services; rehabilitation services; cardiopulmonary rehab and diagnostics; sleep studies; an infusion center; wound care; and a community blood bank. We are on a mission to provide high quality care with zero harm to patients and employees. Our board-certified physicians specialize in emergency medicine, internal medicine, urology, bariatric services, obstetrics/gynecology services, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and osteopathic treatment. Employees of St. Thomas More enjoy the camaraderie of a close-knit community hospital, the relaxed feel of small-town life and an affordable cost of living in a town rich in culture and historic architecture. Located about 50 miles from Colorado Springs at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Royal Gorge, locals and visitors alike enjoy this area for some of the state’s best hiking, wildlife, rafting, camping, fishing, climbing, and mountain biking. Canon City has an assortment of restaurants, and breweries, and Farmer’s Markets in the summer months.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.