Pharmacy Technician 1 - Overnight at Portland, OR (Marquam Hill) – Portland, Oregon
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Job Function:General BusinessEmployment Type:Part-Time
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Responsibilities
Completion of high school degree 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. State of Oregon Pharmacy Technician License
- 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 automated dispensing cabinet stations.
- 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.
- 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 from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas.
- Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits.
- Return medications to stock and perform credits.
- Record refrigerator temperature daily.
- Process narcotics for removal from pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed.
- Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy.
Responsibilities
Completion of training competencies
Computer keyboard
Compliance with Code of Conduct, Respect in the workplace and Applicable policies, procedures and agreements related to position, department or OHSU as a whole
Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation
- Formal pharmacy technician training program.
- Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacy experience.
- Medical and scientific nomenclature.
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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