Pharmacy Technician 1 at Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Oct, 26

Salary

34.26

Posted On

10 Jul, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Prescription Preparation, Inventory Management, Third Party Plan Processing, Customer Service, Billing Information Entry, Medication Profile Maintenance, Recordkeeping, EHR Processing, Multitasking, Keyboarding Skills

Industry

Higher Education

Description

Department Overview The purpose of this position is to provide technical support services to licensed pharmacists at the OHSU East Portland and Richmond Clinic Pharmacies, who are responsible for the safe and proper distribution of medications to a diverse patient population. The pharmacy technician will also assist in inventory management, third party plan processing, and providing excellent customer service. This is a relief position and will be assigned a variety of hours at East Portland and at Richmond Clinic pharmacies as needed. Function/Duties of Position Prepares outpatient prescriptions enters prescription and billing information into pharmacy system, retrieves and receives refill authorizations for prescriptions, prepares prescriptions for final review by a pharmacist, processes refill requests via EHR. Assists pharmacist in technical support activities such as answering telephone calls, medication profile maintenance, paperwork, and recordkeeping as assigned. Participates in and advances patient centered pharmacy programs to include the appointment-based program and adherence packaging. Actively engages in inventory control, checks stock for outdates, and orders supplies for pharmacy and clinic from appropriate sources. Interacts with other healthcare team members. Perform other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications High School Diploma, Active State of Oregon Pharmacy Technician License, including the completion and maintenance of job-specific competencies and certifications. Must possess computer keyboarding skills. Preferred Qualifications Formal pharmacy technician training program Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacy experience. Medical and scientific nomenclature. Oregon Board of Pharmacy Certified Technician license Additional Details The Pharmacy Technician will experience competing demands on their time from patients and/or clinic staff and will need to effectively multitask. This pharmacy serves a largely indegent patient population so a non-judgemental and compassionate demeanor is prefferable. Must be able to deliver a consistantly high level of customer service. Possible exposure to hazardous chemicals and noise. Flexibility in scheduling of shift times. Working Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 7:30 pm, Saturdays from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm, all technicians participate in fair share Saturday rotation. Why apply to OHSU? We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to licensed pharmacists by preparing outpatient prescriptions and managing billing and refill authorizations. Assist with inventory control, recordkeeping, and delivering high-quality customer service to a diverse patient population.