Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Specialist

Bring Your Pharmacy Technician Skills to Logan Health!

Our Mission: Quality, compassionate care for all.

Our Vision: Reimagine health care through connection, service and innovation.

Our Core Values: Be Kind | Trust and Be Trusted | Work Together | Strive for Excellence.

Logan Health Medical Center, located in scenic Kalispell, MT, is looking for an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Specialist to join their Hospital Pharmacy Team!

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay: Enjoy new higher pay rates as of April 2026!  We also offer additional shift differential pay!

• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside an engaged pharmacy team with pharmacists specializing in various areas and highly skilled technicians who are always willing to help.

• Scenic Location: Experience life in the beautiful Flathead Valley, with easy access to two ski resorts, Flathead Lake, and Glacier National Park.

• Outstanding Benefits: Take advantage of Logan Health’s generous matching 401(k), fitness center membership discount, and more!

• Grow you skills: Our inpatient pharmacy offers the ideal environment to expand your clinical knowledge, build confidence, and take your pharmacy tech skills to the next level.

Qualifications:

• Active licensure with the Montana Board of Pharmacy as a Certified Pharmacy Technician in good standing or obtained by hire date.

• Proficient working knowledge of aseptic technique for preparing sterile products required. Proficient in sundry duties to include non-sterile and/or sterile compounding or other advanced skill set preferred.

• RQI First Responder within 7 days if hire/transfer or before independent patient care, whichever comes first, required.

• Possess and maintain computer skills to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software as needed.

• Must have an understanding of medical terminology and calculations. Must have fluent knowledge of medication brand and generic names.

• Prior experience in various Pharmacy Software Systems and Electronic Health Records preferred. Possess ability to learn other software as needed.

• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently.

• Commitment to working in a team environment and maintaining confidentiality as needed.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.

Job Specific Duties:

Understands and completes all aspects of medication distribution from the pharmacy to all areas assigned including but not limited to; inpatient and/or outpatient dispensing. These duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Filling the automated dispensing machines and utilizing the bar code scanning. Filling patient drawers in all nursing units.

• Delivering medications in the most efficient manner to all areas assigned.

• These duties will be supervised and verified by a pharmacist and/or technician that is currently a tech-check-tech technician.

• Completes rounds according to current policy. This includes delivering and retrieving medications, debiting and crediting medications to patient specific accounts to ensure accurate billing. This process will be coordinated with other pharmacy personnel to meet the immediate needs of the pharmacy department.

• Performs all the tasks associated with maintaining the pharmacy inventory. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Ordering, receiving, and shelving medications.

  • Documents and communicates drug shortages.

  • Monitors the pharmacy inventory for out dated medications, and disposes according to current policy.

• Exhibits a working knowledge of all the pharmacy computer systems.

• Aids in staff development, orients new employees and students, participates in quality assessment, and improvement projects.

• Maintains a neat and orderly environment.  This includes but is not limited to:

  • Cleaning duties.

  • Medication disposal

  • Trash disposal

• Actively continues education to keep abreast of Pharmacy law and to maintain current licensure.

• Manufactures, prepares, compounds, packages and labels pharmaceuticals within a specialized program such as the IV additive service, non-sterile compounding, oncology medications and/or the investigational drug service.

• Actively compounds IV additive medications using sterile, aseptic techniques according to current policies and federal regulations. Maintains sterile environment in the clean room according to current policies and procedures. Respects the importance of accuracy and sterility in product preparation, thus allowing the pharmacist to confidently verify that the products have been prepared properly. This is critical to ensure patient safety.

• May compound chemotherapy products. Understands the inherent dangers these products may have for themselves and the patients. Utilizes education and environmental protection tools and mitigates dangers to the best of their abilities at all times. Respects the importance of demonstrating accuracy and sterility in product preparation as this is critical to ensure patient safety.

• May participate in the state approved “tech-check-tech” program.  Respects the significance of being the final check in the process and understands the responsibility assumed in this role.

The above essential functions are representative of major duties of positions in this job classification.  Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs.  Other duties may be assigned similar to the above consistent with knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.  Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.

Shift:

Variable - 10 Hours (United States of America)

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 10-variable shifts

Logan Health operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week.  Schedules are set to accommodate the requirements of the position and the needs of the organization and may be adjusted as needed.

Notice of Pre-Employment Screening Requirements

If you receive a job offer, please note all offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment screening, which includes:

• Criminal background check

• Reference checks

• Drug Screening

• Health and Immunizations Screening

• Physical Demand Review/Screening

Equal Opportunity Employer

Logan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/M-F/Vet/Disability). We encourage all qualified individuals to apply for employment. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on protected veteran status, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation to complete the application, testing or interview process, please notify Human Resources.