Pharmacy Technician 1 - Relief at Portland, OR (Marquam Hill) – Portland, Oregon

• 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

• 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.

• Prepare, mix and compound sterile medications, including chemotherapy, following aseptic procedure guidelines.

• Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time.

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

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.
• 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