Job Description

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Night ShiftThe Hybrid Certified Pharmacy Technician & Medication Historian supports inpatient pharmacy operations while ensuring accurate patient medication histories overnight. This role assists pharmacists with medication preparation, dispensing, compounding, inventory management, and maintaining a compliant pharmacy environment. Additionally, it involves interviewing patients or caregivers to document complete medication histories, verifying information with external sources, and collaborating with the care team to enhance patient safety and quality of care.

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week night shift position with 10-hour shifts Monday through Thursday.

The Hybrid Certified Pharmacy Technician & Medication Historian will have inpatient technician duties as well as being responsible for completing patient medication histories overnight. As a certified pharmacy inpatient technician, you will assist the pharmacist in assuring timely and accurate provision of medications to patients. Routine technician functions are performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. These functions may include unit dose dispensing, sterile and non-sterile compounding, inventory control, appropriate record keeping, and use of pharmacy equipment and automated technology. As a medication historian, you will interview patients or their caregivers and document an accurate medication history including any allergies and the dose, route, frequency, and last dose taken of medications.

​What you will do:

• Support safe, timely, and accurate medication preparation, dispensing, and distribution under pharmacist supervision

• Perform sterile and non-sterile compounding, including chemotherapy, in accordance with regulatory and USP standards

• Maintain automated dispensing cabinets, including restocking, troubleshooting, and inventory management

• Manage medication inventory, including notifying purchaser of ordering needs, stock rotation, and expiration monitoring

• Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant pharmacy environment

• Obtain accurate and complete medication histories through patient, caregiver, and family interviews

• Document prescription and OTC medications, including dose, route, frequency, and adherence

• Verify medication histories with external sources (pharmacies, provider offices) or communicate follow-up needs to day shift historian

• Identify discrepancies and escalate to pharmacists as needed

• Collaborate with pharmacists, nurses, and providers to support optimal patient care

• Promote a culture of safety by following policies and procedures and reporting safety concerns as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High school graduation or equivalent

• Licensure / Certification: Approved Pharmacy Technician Certification. Active registration as a Certified Tech with Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.

• Experience: Previous pharmacy technician and/or medication historian experience is desirable

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Aptitude in pharmacy mathematics

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Mount Carmel Health System recognized by Forbes in 2025 as one of America’s Best State Employers.

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.

• Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.

• Generous paid time off programs.

• Employee recognition programs.

• Tuition/professional development reimbursement starting on day one.

• RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing.

• Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).

• Employee Referral Rewards program.

• Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!

• Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

Ministry/Facility Information:

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our five hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and Doctor of Nursing programs. If you’re seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.