Pharmacy Technician 2 Relief (Med History/Prior Authorization Technician) at Oregon Health & Science University – Portland, Oregon

Pharmacy Technician 2 Relief (Med History/Prior Authorization Technician)

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-38623
Position Category: Pharmacy
Job Type: AFSCME union represented
Position Type: Relief/Flex/Resource
Posting Department: Ambulatory Pharmacy
Posting Salary Range: $27.67 - $37.42 per hour with offer based on experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 0.00
Posting Schedule: Monday - Friday, possible weekends
Posting Hours: 7:00am - 5:30pm
HR Mission: Healthcare
Drug Testable: Yes

Department Overview

The purpose of this position is to provide support to OHSU outpatient pharmacy specialty services and the

Knight Cancer medical/surgical oncology pharmacy program. Responsibilities include prescription prior

authorization and approval, prescription dispensing, medication histories, patient outreach and medication

assistance. The individual is required to have extensive knowledge of third-party processing, EpicCare and

Epic Willow. This position will primarily work on VPV floors 3-7 but may be asked to work in an OHSU

outpatient pharmacy when other team members are on leave.

Relief employees must be available to work at least four (4) days per pay period as determined according to the department needs

Function/Duties of Position

• Assists in all technical support activities relating to prior authorization requests and approvals.
• In-charge of obtaining medication history of admitted patients age 65 and older and comprehensive understanding of medication reconciliation process.
• Supports OHSU outpatient pharmacy program through activities such as prescription dispensing, patient outreach, specialty pharmacy enrollment, and refill reminders.
• Provides medication assistance support to OHSU patients. Assists pharmacists in non-clinical activities, e.g. maintenance of Medication Assistance Program patient information. Receives and maintains medication assistance inventory.
• Interacts with other health care team members and patients and displays a high level of customer service commitment
• Triages incoming phone calls from pharmacy staff, patients, and providers
• Understands billing systems (both internal and external third party) and prescription processing

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, active State of Oregon Pharmacy Technician License AND
• 1 year of pharmacy work experience, or equivalent additional education; AND
• Certification from the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Health career Association. Certification must be maintained.

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Must possess computer keyboarding skills.
• Ability to read and understand medical-related terms.
• Ability to perform basic pharmaceutical mathematics calculations.
• Ability to establish priorities in workflow.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work under supervision of diverse Pharmacists
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

Preferred Qualifications

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

Additional Details

The individual will experience competing demands on their time from clinic staff and/or patients and will need to effectively multi-task. Must be able to perform well within a team environment and work in a collaborative and cooperative manner. Must be able to deliver a consistently high level of customer service. Ability to stand/walk for 6-8 continuous hours per day. Additionally, this candidate will need to function for long periods of time using a computer terminal. Must be able to work effectively with minimal direct supervision.