Outpatient Pharmacy Technician, Rotating

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Job Description

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Pharmacy Technician I is responsible for providing pharmacy services, including, but not limited to, dispensing, preparing and delivering pharmaceuticals, performing inventory control, compliance audits, financial transactions, providing customer service, and / or maintaining pharmacy records; 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 I 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
• 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 :

Pay Range :  $20.42-$28.64

Other Compensation (if applicable) : Up to $1200 sign-on bonus, eligible for shift differentials when applicable

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