Advancing Your Pharmacy Technician Role

Pharmacy Technicians at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) and The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (JHBMC) have a variety of opportunities for growth. JHH Department of Pharmacy has established a clear pathway for advancement for all pharmacy technicians.

The Pharmacy Technician Career Ladder has four levels of advancement:

• Pharmacy Technician Trainee
• Pharmacy Technician I
• Pharmacy Technician II
• Pharmacy Technician III

The JHH Department of Pharmacy supports interested candidates who want to become pharmacy technicians through The Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) Pharmacy Technician Training Program. Candidates enrolled in the Pharmacy Technician Training Program will be hired as Pharmacy Technician Trainees and will prepare candidates to be obtain national pharmacy technician certification. Please see our “About JHHS Pharmacy Technician Training Program” tab for more information regarding this program. Pharmacy technicians that become nationally certified through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) advance from Pharmacy Technician I to Pharmacy Technician II. In order for individuals to progress to Pharmacy Technician III, they must be PTCB certified, achieve a minimum of “meets expectations” on their annual eval, have worked at JHH for a minimum of 1 year, be in good standing, be competent and willing to assume a wide variety of responsibilities within the pharmacy, and demonstrate leadership qualities.

Additional Promotional Opportunities

In addition to our Pharmacy Technician Career Ladder, there are additional opportunities for growth through promotions. The pharmacy technician promotional opportunities are listed below:

• Senior Pharmacy Technician
• Compounding Quality Assurance Specialist
• Medication History Technicians
• Pharmacist Extender
• Pharmacy Automation Specialist
• Pharmacy Business Intelligence Analyst
• Pharmacy Inventory Specialist
• Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
• Pharmaceutical Procurement Specialist
• 340B Analyst

We Invest in You!

• PTCB national certification reimbursement
• Study preparation for PTCB national certification
• Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacy (MSHP) Membership
• Monthly Pharmacy Technician Continuing Education (CEs)
• Mentorship
• Dependent child education and tuition incentives