Medication History Pharmacy Technician

About the role

Cottage Health is seeking a Medication History Pharmacy Technician at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. This role is responsible for obtaining an accurate medication history by interviewing patients and consulting with their outpatient pharmacies.

Responsibilities

• Obtain medication histories on all assigned patients during scheduled shifts.
• Perform patient and/or caregiver interviews to obtain allergies and dose, route, frequency, indication, and date/time last dose taken of current medications including prescriptions, over the counter medications, and herbal supplements.

Qualifications

• Education: Preferred: Degree in Pharmacology.
• Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: Minimum: Pharmacy Technician Licensure by the California State Board of Pharmacy. Preferred: National Pharmacy Technician Board Certification Medication History Certificate.
• Technical Requirements: Minimum: Computer skills and knowledge of pharmacy technology. Preferred: Familiarity with EPIC.
• Years of Related Work Experience: Minimum: 3 years experience. Preferred: At least 1-2 years of related outpatient/retail pharmacy experience (order processing, prescription adjudication, third party problem resolution, and customer service).

Benefits

Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable.

Schedule

Details on the schedule will be provided during the interview process.

Pay

Details on the pay structure will be provided during the interview process.

Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law.

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