Pharmacy Technician 1

Oregon Health & Science University•Portland, OR

21h•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Formal pharmacy technician training program
Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacy experience
Medical and scientific nomenclature
Oregon Board of Pharmacy Certified Technician license
Non-judgemental and compassionate demeanor
Consistently high level of customer service

Responsibilities

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