Pharmacy Technician 1 in Portland, Oregon at Portland, OR (Waterfront)

• Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities:
  • Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders
  • Filling unit dose medication orders
  • Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room.
  • Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile maintenance
  • Load and refill medications into ADM Stations

• Prioritize orders to assure that product is delivered to patients in a timely manner

• Interacts with other healthcare team members and patients and displays a high level of customer service commitment

• Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication

• Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action.

• Perform Unit Dose functions including:

  • Tube medications and IV products from Pharmacy to Hospital and Clinic areas

  • Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing.

  • Return medications to stock and perform credits.

  • Record refrigerator temperature daily.

  • Process narcotics for removal from Pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed.

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Ability to read and understand medical-related terms.
• Ability to perform basic pharmaceutical mathematics calculations.
• Skill at manipulating small objects, e.g., needles, syringes, ampules.
• Ability to use mechanical system for transfer of fluids.
• Knowledge of and skill at application of aseptic technique.
• Ability to establish priorities in workflow.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work under supervision of diverse Pharmacists.

• Formal pharmacy technician training program
• Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacy experience.
• Medical and scientific nomenclature