Registered Pharmacy Technician III (RPT), Outpatient Oncology
- Full-time
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The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.
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Job Summary
The Pharmacy Technician III is responsible for providing pharmacy services, including, but not limited to, dispensing, preparing, compounding, and delivering pharmaceuticals, performing inventory control, compliance audits, financial transactions, providing customer service, and / or maintaining pharmacy records; is responsible for calculation, measurement, and compounding in accordance with USP and other best practice standards; works as part of an interdisciplinary patient care team, and under direction of the Clinical Pharmacist(s), Clinical Pharmacy Specialists, and / or other pharmacist leaders; performs technical pharmacy tasks such as medication history collection or specialized medication handling, compounding, and or processing; may assist in the onboarding and training of staff under the direction and guidance of Pharmacy Leadership; is designed to utilize and extend knowledge and competency while performing technical pharmacy functions of the Ambulatory Pharmacy, Inpatient Pharmacy, Infusion Pharmacy, or Pharmaceutical Research Center.
Specific responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician II will be documented and retained internally by the Department of Pharmacy.
Primary Responsibilities
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 responsibilities performed.
- Selects, packages, and labels medication and supply orders for inspection and approval by a pharmacist. Processes medication orders following proper protocol including accurate data entry of patient information, insurance information (if applicable), and medication order details for verification. Selects correct drug product, fills, and matches labels for each medication order.
- Maintains, tracks, and monitors inventory levels of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with established par levels and informs the appropriate individual of stock needs and shortages.
- Uses general knowledge of medical informatics including order‐entry systems, automated dispensing devices, bar‐code technology systems, which may include packaging devices and / or bar‐code medication administration (BCMA) systems, clinical integrated systems, and system / application maintenance in the performance of daily duties.
- Delivery of medications, pharmacy products, and / or pharmacy services to patients, agents of the patient, or patient care areas in compliance with regulatory standards pertaining to medication handling, storage, and / or security.
- Calculates, measures, and compounds medications in accordance with USP 795, USP 797, USP 800, and / or other established practices and policies; may include non-sterile compounding, sterile compounding, and hazardous medication compounding.
- In collaboration with the health care team, pharmacist, and / or patient, identifies and resolves, in partnership with a pharmacist when required, patient-specific medication management or medication therapy needs.
- Obtains detailed, comprehensive medication history from various sources using strong communication skills for further pharmacist verification, and / or performs specialized medication handling / processing and / or compounding practices for unique patient populations.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience - Required
Education & Experience - Preferred
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation :
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