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+ **Department: Pharmacy Services**

+ **Schedule: Day, 40hrs/wk, Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm**

+ **Hospital: Water Tower Medical Commons**

+ **Location: Milwaukee, WI**

***Certified Pharmacy Technician with inpatient and/or clinical pharmacy tech experience preferred.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

_Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._

Responsibilities

Provide distributive pharmacy services and technical support for the Pharmacist. Perform

activities or tasks in specialty pharmacy services.

+ Perform specialized duties such as hazardous drug compounding, medication history, nuclear, and Patient Assistance Program (PAP) as a pharmacy technician.

+ Refill and maintain automated dispensing system. Prepare orders, maintain inventory, and repackage bulk medications. Receive and store incoming supplies.

+ Serve as a liaison between pharmacy, patient and health professionals by providing necessaryinformation. Communicate with external resources such as retail pharmacies, provider officers, and data exchanges.

+ Identify and assist with patient medication access including, benefit investigation, priorauthorization, and financial assistance.

+ Assist Pharmacist in preparation of patient education materials.

+ May give immunizations in accordance with state laws.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

+ Pharmacy Tech credentialed from the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Registration with the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board required. Must provide proof of application to register with the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board and once registration is granted, must be maintained.

+ One or more of the following required:

+ Pharmacy Tech credentialed from the National Healthcareer Association obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

+ Pharmacy Tech credentialed from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

+ High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences

Additional Responsibilities:

Administrative duties, such as handling incoming telephone calls related to such matters as refilling prescriptions, rescheduling appointments, and clarifying dosing. Contact no-show patients and reschedule their appointments.

An example of tasks may include: Calling a patient with an in-range INR, which included associated tasks such as interviewing, documenting, scheduling the next INR determination (with supervision and sign-off by a clinical pharmacist).

Additional Preferences:

Three years of practice experience as a pharmacy technician is highly preferred, with two years immediately prior to working as an ambulatory care or community/retail pharmacy technician or clinical pharmacy technician. Effective communicator, as this position requires both in person and telphone communication, and exceptional time management skills.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Wisconsin has been providing rewarding careers to healthcare professionals since 1848. Operating 17 hospital campuses and over 100 related healthcare facilities from Racine to Appleton, you will find opportunities that allow you to create a career path you love, all while delivering compassionate, personalized care to the communities we serve.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.