Inpatient Pharmacy Technician, Evenings

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Renowned as the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System, our Magnet®-designated facility is a nationally recognized, academic medical center with opportunities across the continuum of care.  Come join UMMC and discover the atmosphere where talents and ideas come together to enhance patient care and advance the science of nursing.  Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work!

Job Description

General Summary

• Must be proficient in all Pharmacy Technician I, Competency 1 Duties / Knowledge / Skills / Ability.
• Receives pharmaceuticals and maintains proper inventory levels. Complies with required drug storage and accountability in accordance to drug schedule and hospital and state regulations. Performs related pharmacy duties assigned. Delivers and picks-up medications and related items to and from the patient care areas. Assists pharmacy area customer needs.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

Packages or selects products, and labels medications into unit doses for inspection and approval by the pharmacist. Fills drug, drug trays supply requests as instructed by requestor and by supervisor.

Retail Pharmacy specific duties : Processes prescriptions per protocol : Data entry of HIPPA patient and insurance information supplied by customer. Enters correct prescription information into computer for both on-line and off-line verification. Selects correct drug product for each prescription processed, fills prescriptions, and matches all labels for each script. Files and dispense prescriptions to customer after final check by pharmacist.

Delivers and picks up pharmacy documents and medications from various departments and patient care locations. Responds to requests from pharmacy satellites and patient care areas.

Delivers medications to automated dispensing cabinets, responds to stockouts, loads medications and triages cabinet issues.

General knowledge of medical informatics including order‐entry systems, automated dispensing devices, bar‐code packaging devices, bar‐code medication administration (BCMA) systems, clinical integrated systems and system / application maintenance.

Prepares controlled substances orders. Verifies and maintains controlled substance drug inventories and coordinates the return of controlled substances to the narc vault.

Maintains appropriate inventory levels of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in the department and in the inpatient care areas. Tracks and maintains stock levels of pharmaceutical supplies to ensure availability in accordance to established par levels.

Verifies accuracy of supplies received by comparing packing order to original purchase order request. Stores incoming merchandise in proper locations as instructed. Informs the supervisor / pharmacist of stock needs and stock shortages.

Retrieves expired medications from all patient care areas and shelves; if applicable documents information on expired bags, bottles and disposes of them properly.

Keeps area supplied with appropriate vials, bags and labels. Participates in bi-annual inventories for medications and supplies.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities [KSA]

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation :

Pay Range :  $20.47-$28.64

Other Compensation (if applicable) : Up to $1200.00 sign-on bonus and eligible for shift differentials when applicable.

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