• Prepares outpatient prescriptions: enters prescription and billing information into pharmacy system, retrieves and receives refill authorizations for prescriptions, processes refill requests via EHR.

• Assists pharmacist in technical support activities such as answering telephone calls, medication profile maintenance, paperwork, and record keeping as assigned.

• Actively engages in inventory control, checks stock for outdates, and orders supplies for pharmacy and clinic from appropriate sources.

• Interacts with other health care team members

• Perform other technician duties as assigned

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Must possess computer keyboarding skills.

• Excellent interpersonal communication
• Knowledge base of insurance processing
• Knowledge of managed care environment.
• Successfully completes initial and continued competencies as required for maintenance of standard of practice, legal regulatory compliance and OHSU policies.

• Formal pharmacy technician training program
• Certified Pharmacy Technician License
• Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacy experience.
• Medical and scientific nomenclature.