UHC - Casual Retail Pharmacy Tech

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Prepares unit-dose medications, delivers medications, and orders and delivers drug supplies.
• Reads physician orders/prescriptions and prepares medication for dispensing, including unique dosage forms for pediatric and geriatric patient populations.
• Communicates with Patients or care givers to determine medication, medication possession, and scheduling delivery, pick up, or shipment of medication.
• Accurately prepares and/or delivers controlled substances and maintains all necessary records.
• Takes inventory and analyzes patient-care area medication supplies, replacing outdated or deteriorated medications; replaces depleted inventory.
• Accurately prepares non-parenteral medications, including oral solutions / suspensions for pediatric patients.
• Limits to parenteral/Prescription products appropriately.
• Performs arithmetic calculations for usual dosage determinations required in medication and solution preparation.
• Performs in accordance with departmental standards established for speed and accuracy.
• Prepares and labels prepackaged medications after determining usage patterns and prepackaging requirements. Also maintains records related to this.
• Maintains inventory and supplies in assigned pharmacy service areas.
• Answers telephone and channels calls to appropriate individual.
• Ensures that the pharmacy service areas and drug storage areas in the institution are kept clean and orderly.

Requirements

• High school diploma or Equivalent.
• Current licensure as required by state board where services will be provided: MD: Pharmacy Technician License or Pharmacy Technician Student Permit through Maryland Board of Pharmacy OH: Certified or Registered Pharmacy Technician License or Trainee License through Ohio Board of Pharmacy PA: Pharmacy Technician License or Pharmacy Technician Trainee License through the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy WV: Pharmacy Technician License or Trainee License through West Virginia Board of Pharmacy.
• Remote Workers Only: Must additionally hold Pharmacy Technician License or Pharmacy Technician Trainee License issued by state of residence.

Qualifications

• Associates degree OR Post high school education in a science field of study OR graduate of a pharmacy technician training program.
• Six (6) months of pharmacy technician experience.

Skills

• Additional Job Description: Scheduled Weekly Hours 4 Exempt/Non-Exempt Shift: United States of America (Non-Exempt)
• Company UHC United Hospital Center Cost Center 232 UHC Retail Pharmacy MCP Address 327 Medical Park Drive Bridgeport West Virginia
• Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.