Infusion Services Pharmacy Technician - Full Time - University of Maryland Medical System

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state's future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System's anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

General Summary

Under pharmacist supervision, performs work in specialty areas including but not limited to pediatrics, medication reconciliation, oncology and investigational drug service the majority of the time.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

1. Selects, packages, and labels medication and supply orders for inspection and approval by a pharmacist. Processes medication orders following proper protocol including accurate data entry of patient information, insurance information (if applicable), and medication order details for verification. Selects correct drug product, fills, and matches labels for each medication order.
2. Maintains, tracks, and monitors inventory levels of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with established par levels and informs the appropriate individual of stock needs and shortages.
3. Uses general knowledge of medical informatics including order‐entry systems, automated dispensing devices, bar‐code packaging devices, bar‐code medication administration (BCMA) systems, clinical integrated systems and system/application maintenance in the performance of daily duties.
4. Calculates, measures and compounds intravenous sterile medications in accordance with USP 797, USP 800, and other established practices and policies and may include hazardous drugs.
5. Obtains detailed, comprehensive medication history from various sources using strong communication skills for further pharmacist verification.

Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
2. Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician is required, specialty experience preferred.
3. Maryland Pharmacy Tech licensure required.
4. National certification preferred.

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