The technician is responsible for medication preparation, dispensing, restocking, and delivery within a specialty area, including filling unit dose cassettes daily and delivering them to nursing units. They also serve as a primary training resource for new technicians and assist in evaluating their progress.
Requirements summary
The role requires a State Pharmacy Technician license for practice in California and Oregon, though a Pharmaceutical Technician Board certification is preferred. While a High School Diploma/GED is preferred, an Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent experience is also preferred, along with one year of pharmacy technical experience.
Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing alongside the community we serve.
Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center, emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice services.
The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across the region.
Job Summary: Responsible for medication preparation, dispensing, restocking, delivery, etc. in a specialty area applying specialized knowledge and skills.
Fills the unit dose cassettes from the patients profile on a daily basis.
Delivers the cassettes to the nursing units.
Serves as a primary training resource for new technicians and assists in evaluating their progress as directed.
Assists in preparing schedules and setting work priorities.
Job Requirements: Education and Work Experience: High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred Associate's/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred One year's pharmacy technical experience: Preferred Licenses/Certifications: State Pharmacy Techncian license: Required in CA and OR Pharmaceutical Technician Board certification: Preferred Facility Specific License/Certifications: State Pharmacy Technician (PTC): Required Essential Functions: Fills medicine requests accurately including cassette fills and floor stock.
Delivers cassettes to respective nursing stations.
Provides basic troubleshooting phone calls.
Answers telephone calls and handles inquiry into some phases of unit dose procedure.
Maintains floor stock of nursing areas and other medications which includes checking for accuracy, timely restocking, removing expired medications and rotating stock.
Prices and stocks incoming deliveries.
Notifies Pharmacists of out of stock medications and appropriately updates the out of stock board.
Restocks returned medications from nursing units/medication areas.
Prepares IV medication products within the guidelines of applicable laws and regulations.
Checks in orders from wholesaler and suppliers.
Distributes appropriately the stock and file paperwork; processes returns and back orders in a timely manner.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements: Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients.
Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable.
Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
