General Summary of Position
Performs any combination of duties to assist a pharmacist in a distribution setting, Pulls/fills medications in prepared dosage forms including not limited to oral solids, oral liquids, nebulizers and injectables. Receives and stores incoming medication and supplies. Counts stock and maintains inventory records. Processes records (electronic and paper) of medications requested and dispensed, compute charges and enters data into computer. Maintains a clean work environment, including cleaning equipment. Works closely with healthcare facilities being serviced, medication repackager and drug wholesaler to ensure the uninterrupted provision of medications, within the agreed upon timeframe. Completes daily assignments on time and accurately, in a cooperative and team environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Accepts and implements general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new assignments.Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.Ensures adequate inventory including placing orders to repackager and wholesaler as requested.Organizes medications and delivery containers for expedited verification by a pharmacist.Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate. Participates in meetings, serves on committees and represents the department and hospital/facility in community outreach efforts as appropriate.Performs other duties as assigned.Prepares and secures medication totes for delivery by the designated timeframe; meets fill and delivery timeframes.Pulls medication fill list; expedites the filling of medications and ensures labeling accuracy.Receives medication order from repackeger and wholesaler, verify packing slip to what was received, noting any discrepancies and stock into pick station or back-up inventory location.Restocks picking stations and back-up inventory locations and verifies inventory counts.Sorts medications by designated delivery area and ensures labeling accuracy.Verifies dispensing counts and completes documentation for accurate billing/invoicing in the computer.Works on assignments that are semi-routine with the ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- High School Diploma required or
- equivalent. required
Experience
- 1-2 years Pharmacy experience required and
Licenses and Certifications
- Registered technician in Maryland, nationally accredited certification (e.g. PTCB) within 6 months of hire. within 180 Days required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Reading, writing, addition and subtraction skills.
- Knowledge of pharmacy operations, good written and verbal communication and computer skills.
- This position has a hiring range of $19.17 – $31.36
