Pharmacy Technician 2 - Relief - Military veterans preferred

Oregon Health & Science University

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Pharmacy Technician 2 - Relief

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2025-34953
Type: Relief/Flex/Resource
# of Openings: 1
Category: Pharmacy
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

Overview

• System optimization, hardware maintenance, user support, reporting, file transmission and assistance in problem-solving pertaining to automation and technology.

• Performs a detailed and thorough audit of controlled substances medications dispensed for a patient and reconciles against products documented as adminisered or returned to the pharmacy for wasting. Demonstrates the ability

  to strengthen accountability, identify suspected diversion, and responds to known or suspected diversion incidents to avoid serious patient care, legal, and compliance implications.

• 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. 

  • Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 Healthcareer Association. Certification must be maintained.

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

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