Pharmacy Technician 3
US-OR-Portland
Requisition ID: 2025-35512
Position Category: Pharmacy
Job Type: AFSCME union represented
Position Type: Regular Part-Time
Posting Department: Inpatient Pharmacy
Posting Salary Range: $29.07 - $39.33 per hour
Posting FTE: 0.50
Posting Schedule: Monday - Friday, every other weekend, rotating overnight
Posting Hours: 6:00am-2:30pm; 2:30pm-11:00pm
HR Mission: Healthcare
Drug Testable: Yes
Department Overview
This position provides technical support to pharmacists through preparation of unit doses, data entry, delivery
of medications, and cartfill exchange. Person working this shift is responsible for ensuring accountability and
accuracy of standard operations procedures in these areas. Position works under direct supervision of a Pharmacist who is responsible for the safe and proper distribution and use of drugs in inpatients and outpatients who range in age from neonates, infants <1 year old, children and adolescents ages 1-18, adults
ages 19-65, and the elderly age >65. Be able to perform duties as specified in Pharmacy Technician 1 and 2
Class Specifications as applicable to work unit.
Function/Duties of Position - 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 document to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
- Prepare, mix and compound sterile medications, including chemotherapy.
- Adherence to aseptic procedures when preparing, mixing and compounding sterile hazardous and non-hazardous medications.
- Performs pharmaceutical calculations in verifying dosage for medications to be prepared.
- Cleans and maintains primary and secondary engineering controls (e.g., vertical and laminar flow hoods) and equipment used to compound sterile hazardous and non-hazardous medications (e.g. repeater pump, work surfaces), discarding all non-preserved and/or non-labeled solutions in order to keep work area clean and orderly.
- 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.
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.
Required Qualifications - High School Diploma, active State of Oregon Pharmacy Technician License AND
- 2 years of pharmacy work experience, or equivalent additional education;Â 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):
- 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.Â
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications - Formal pharmacy technician training program
- Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacy experience.
- Medical and scientific nomenclature
Additional Details Possible exposure to hazardous chemicals and noise. Understand the difference of non-hazardous and hazardous medications; safely handle hazardous medications per regulatory guidelines. Flexibility in scheduling of shift times. Accountability for accuracy associated with performance of the duties to this position.
All are welcome Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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