Pharmacy Tech Apprentice

Where You’ll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacy Tech Apprentice, 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.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• Enrolled in Front Range Community College Pharmacy Tech Program

Preferred

• Previous experience within a pharmacy setting