Pharmacy Technician, Part Time

Job Description

Main Function:

Under the supervision and direction of a pharmacist, assists in compounding and/or dispensing drugs or diagnostics; and assists in the identification and appraisal of problems concerning the use or monitoring of drug therapy

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Fills orders accurately and according to Departmental procedures.

• Compounds and fills IV admixtures accurately and according to Departmental procedures.

• Assists pharmacists by screening inquiries, phone calls, and door/window visits that deal strictly with the disposition of medications.

• Delivers medications, controlled substances, and IV fluid and restocks automated medication dispensing machines and manual floor stock areas according to Departmental standards.

• Performs monthly inspections of assigned nursing/treatment areas, where medications are stored, in the specified time period.

• Keeps repackaging and prepackaging records accurately and completely.

• Receives, verifies, and places into inventory, supplies as required.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Pharmacists, the Pharmacy Team Leader, the Pharmacy Supervisor, the Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, and/or the Director of Pharmacy.

Company Description

When we say "our community" we mean it.

UMMC Midtown Campus, one of two campuses of the University of Maryland Medical Center, has had a long history of working to keep our community healthy and has grown to become a trusted teaching hospital for medical and surgical care in Baltimore City.

Located in Baltimore's cultural center near the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, UMMC Midtown Campus is a 180-bed, community teaching hospital with a focus on helping people manage chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary conditions, and infectious diseases.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent education.

• Completion of a pharmacy technician certification program is desirable, but not required.

• Technician registration, or eligibility for such, with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy is required.

• One to two years hospital pharmacy experience desirable, but not required.

Additional Information

Narcotic Diversion/Loss Prevention Responsibilities:

• Monitor inventory for all controlled substance medications to correlate electronic inventory with quantity on-hand

• Detect and investigate any perceived or confirmed incident of controlled substance diversion or theft

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.