Details
Posted: 26-Mar-26
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Overview
Ready for a career upgrade? Join Us as a Pharmacy Technician Educator - Inpatient Pharmacy
At Foundation Health Partners, you'll step into a role that blends hands-on technical skill with teaching, mentorship, and system-wide impact. This is your chance to:
Shape the next generation of pharmacy technicians
Strengthen inpatient pharmacy operations
Grow your leadership and educator skillset
Be part of a collaborative, mission-driven hospital team
Whether you're a seasoned Alaska pharm tech or coming from out of state, this role offers professional growth, stability, and the chance to make a real difference.
This position will work under the supervision of the pharmacist, has acquired advanced skills in pharmacy and has mastered all assigned tasks and categories of work in multiple areas and functions demonstrating the utmost competency and ability to lead. Will facilitate and participate in the training of pharmacy technician apprentices, dispensing, preparation and/or specialist pharmacy technicians. May also teach Pharmacists Technical skills within the scope of practice limitations for an Alaska Board of Pharmacy Licensed Pharmacy Tech.
*Requires State of Alaska Pharmacy Technician License and Pharmacy Technician Certification
Pay & Benefits:
- Compensation: $28.47 to $44.49 hourly wage based on experience and education
- Additional Pay: Shift Differential, Annual Increases, Paid Time Off
- Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match
- Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance
- Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Discount programs
- Shift Available:- Full-time (40 hours/week) with Variable 4 x 10-hour shifts. Varied schedule includes rotating morning/day shifts, evenings, weekends, and occasional night shifts
+Shift Differentials Available: $2.00/hr. Weekend- $2.50/hr. Evening - $6.00/hr. Night
About Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior. We have a strong patient to nurse ratio and a culture of Shared Leadership. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.
Living in Fairbanks:
As the second largest city in Alaska, Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large-town amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space, making this community one of the most special in the country. With a rich history and plentiful diversity, Fairbanks is proud to be called the Golden Heart City, and only once you visit will you understand the name to be true.
- No state income tax and no sales tax.
- Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.
- College Town - the University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College
- Military Community - Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base.
- 15 Elementary Schools | 4 Middle Schools | 4 High Schools | 10 District "Schools of Choice"| robust youth sports programs
Summer activities: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing, recreational flying, community-wide festivals, live music, and events.
Winter activities: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting, ice art, word class hot springs, community-wide art shows, and festivals etc.
Responsibilities
1. Ensures seamless orientation of new and/or transferring pharmacy staff with oversight and influence of the orientation experience. Supports and develops staff including preceptors, apprentices, and experienced pharmacy technicians. Supports an environment and infrastructure that promotes professional growth and advanced skills. 2. Develops and implements strategic workforce learning and development services to support the achievement of workforce goals, quality initiatives and pharmacy practice. Critically assesses plans, develops and delivers pharmacy curriculum, developmental programs and services. Facilitates learning utilizing multiple modalities. 3. Evaluates staff competency in coordination with pharmacy leadership. Provides specific, ongoing and timely feedback to employees. Holds staff and colleagues accountable for their performance 4. Acts as a resource for automated dispensing systems and may provide training to pharmacy staff, physicians, nursing staff and students; will work with pharmacist to ensure compliance with all sterile product policies and regulations 5. Leads and participates on assigned committees and teams. Participates in unit or facility shared leadership. 6. Acts as a role model of clinical practice. Establishes visibility and credibility. Leads and participates on assigned committees and teams. Participates in unit or facility shared leadership. 7. Performs routine duties in packaging, distribution and record keeping of pharmaceutical supplies as a function of 1:1 training 8. Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.
The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.
Qualifications
* Requires pharmacy technician licensure in the state of practice. * Pharmacy technician certification required. * Must demonstrate three (3) or more years of experience performing in a pharmacy technician role. * Must be able to communicate effectively, in both oral and written formats. * Excellent presentation, facilitation and computer technology skills, strong organization and communication skills and the ability to take initiative, solve problems and improve processes. * Must be able to utilize computer programs for reporting, analysis, and presentation purposes. Preferred Qualifications
* Four (4) or more years in a position with primary responsibility for design and delivery of learning programs for adult learners. * Bachelor's Degree in Education. * Previous leadership experience. * Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
