Pharmacy Technician - LTC

  • Sector: MRS Pharmacy
  • Contact: Marie Nellas
  • Client: Medical Recruitment Strategies
  • Location: Columbia, United States of America
  • Salary: US$16 - US$19 per hour
  • Expiry Date: 24 August 2022
  • Job Ref: BBBH375014_1653596494
  • Contact Email: mnellas@medicalrecruitmentstrategies.com

Job description

Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy

Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels

Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy

May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory

Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding

Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner

May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction

Assists in the training of new employees

Also performs at least one of the following:

Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room.

Works with automated machine to prepack drugs.

Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand.

Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry);

Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood

Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)

Performs other tasks as assigned

Maryland Pharmacy Technician states license required