Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex Contract

About the role

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician on a StaffFlex contract, working day shifts (06:30-15:00) with open availability and no call. The position pays $57.57 per hour and runs for 13 weeks. The technician works autonomously across core pharmacy workflows, hospital systems and pharmacy operational programs.

Key responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to compliance audits, documentation and medication-use process improvement, and prepare reports for regulatory inspections and accreditation surveys.
• Collaborate with pharmacy staff, nurses and other healthcare professionals to optimise patient care and serve as a liaison between pharmacy and clinical teams.
• Mentor technicians, support onboarding and competency validation, and lead quality improvement and educational initiatives.
• Provide leadership and coverage in at least two core areas (central/distributive pharmacy, decentralized services, ADC management, cleanroom compounding) and one advanced area (e.g. hazardous cleanroom compounding, CII safe management, environmental monitoring, inventory/purchasing).
• Independently dispense patient-specific doses and compound sterile medications, including chemotherapy, following USP <795>, <797> and <800> guidelines.
• Manage inventory, including controlled substance audits, reconciliation and diversion prevention, and monitor cold chain and quarantine storage.
• Troubleshoot pharmacy automation systems, ADCs and software, and support upgrades and staff training.
• Lead hazardous medication handling, spill response and PPE training, and act as a safety advocate.

Required profile

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• 1+ years of contemporary hospital pharmacy experience, or retail or ambulatory experience.
• Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) license.
• Conversational English, ability to follow direction from a pharmacist and to keep accurate records.

Required skills

• Strong communication, organisational, problem-solving and customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Medical terminology.
• Preferred: pharmacy technician training program, ability to teach students, hospital computer systems, aseptic techniques and USP 795/797/800.

What we offer

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance from day one.
• Paid time off from day one and 403(b) retirement plan.
• 4 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and career development resources.
• Mental health resources, pet benefits and schedule flexibility.