Pharmacy Technician; Night

Job Description

Pharmacy Technician (Night) – Full‑time, 35 hours per week (2600001C). The role assists pharmacists with technical and supportive functions, trains and guides new technicians, and plans and assigns the technician’s work schedule.

• Maintain Pyxis drawer configuration and print standard and special request reports.
• Maintain records of controlled substance orders, receipt, and disposition.
• Maintain kit system for Operating Room and other areas as needed.
• Coordinate purchasing of drugs and related items, note receipt of product, process invoices, and assure payment through system.
• Interact with vendors and other departments and obtain usage information or provide analyses of drug usage as requested.
• Train and orient Pharmacy Technicians.
• Identify areas for cost reduction through reducing acquisition cost or improved inventory control.
• Assure that items purchased by CNMC are on contract and, when possible, are at the lowest possible price and are of high quality.
• Responsible for inventory control, note low stock items in the “Want Book” and pre‑pack bulk medication as needed.
• Fill, exchange, and credit medication carts upon authorization of the Pharmacist; return usable stock to inventory upon crediting.
• Mix intravenous preparations with additives (including total parenteral nutrition solutions).
• Reconstitute and prepare injections (including antineoplastic medication).
• Receive and sort medication orders.
• Select and prepare appropriate medication for new medication orders, unit dose carts and outpatient prescriptionsli>
• Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow up until needs are met.
• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior, partner with all team members to achieve goals, and be receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.
• Con to a positive work environment, demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change, identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes, and make appropriate decisions using sound judgment.
• Use resources efficiently, search for less costly ways of doing things, and promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co‑workers.
• Speak up when team members exhibit unsafe behavior or performance, continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation, stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation, and demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.

• High School Diploma or GED (Required).
• 1 year experience as a Pharmacy Technician (Preferred).
• Ability to understand and speak English fluently and clearly.
• Ability to lift approximately 25 lbs.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to function in a leadership role.

District of Columbia – Washington

CN Hospital (Main Campus), 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington 20010

Allied Health

Position Status:
Regular – Full‑time;

Shift: Variable;

Work Schedule:

Variable

Jan 26, 2026, 5:00:00 AM

49,254.40 – 96,824.00

Children’s National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

It is the policy of Children’s National Hospital to ensure a “drug‑free” work environment. Although recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children’s National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.