University of Maryland Medical System

7 days on, 7 days off. Located in Largo in the heart of Prince George’s County, our new state-of-the-art regional medical center (UM Capital Region Medical Center) will provide improved access to primary and ambulatory care services, and serve as a tertiary care center for critically ill patients.. Demonstrates competency in medication filling, delivery, retrieval and trouble shooting for automated medication dispensing machines (i.e., PYXIS, Omnicell) and performs as prescribed.. Assists the pharmacist in all areas of unit dose patient medication processing and supervised non -IV extemporaneous compounding.. Completes all equipment and IVRoom QI documentation as required by TJC, the State Board and OSHA. Includes hood cleaning, batch preparation, expiration dating, and waste and needle disposal.

pharmacy technician

Job Description PHARMACY TECH II - Overnight Full Time: 0.9 7 days on, 7 days off At UM Capital Region Medical Center, we are about to everything with the opening of our new hospital in 2021! Located in Largo in the heart of Prince George’s County, our new state-of-the-art regional medical center (UM Capital Region Medical Center) will provide improved access to primary and ambulatory care services, and serve as a tertiary care center for critically ill patients. In addition, our new space will allow us to expand our offerings as a community partner to help improve the health status of Prince George’s County reside We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our extraordinary Registration Services Team at University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center as a number of new career pathways makes this the perfect time for you to join our team. Our affiliation with the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) have created new pathways and makes this the perfect time for you to join our team. What we offer: Opportunity to work with a small, cohesive team of experienced professionals A comprehensive benefits package including health, vision and dental coverage including prescription drug coverage. Great Work Life Balance: You will accrue paid annual leave; we offer dependent care reimbursement, short/long term disability and an employee assistant program. Competitive salary Educational Assistance: We support your continuing education and career advancement by offering tuition reimbursement. POSITION SUMMARY Under the direct supervison of a pharmacist, performs the technical tasks involved with the storage, distribution, packaging and labeling of drugs. Completes associated recordkeeping and charging activities. Ability to use automated drug dispensing systems, vertical and laminar flow hoods, department pharmacy computer systems as required. Current registration with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technican. Principal Duties: 1. Demonstrates a base knowledge or core drug information to support quality patient care. Includes generic and trade names of top 100 drugs, basic knowledge of antibiotic, critical care and emergency drug classifications. 2. Demonstrates an ability to complete prescribed mathematical calculations used in unit dose medication preparation and complete annual competency examination. 3. Maintains a working knowledge of storage and handling requirements for available pharmaceuticals. 4. Demonstrates a knowledge of identified medication precautions. 5. Demonstrates a working knowledge of preparing and processing unit dose patient medications. 6. Performs unit dose and cartfill medication filling with 100% accuracy and within prescribed time frame 98% of the time. 7. Demonstrates a working knowledge of the required functions in the selected pharmacy patient medication computer system (SMS) and completes required assignments. Includes crediting and billing medications, processing missing doses. generation of batch labels, production lists, fill lists, patient census and patient labels. 8. Demonstrates competency in medication filling, delivery, retrieval and trouble shooting for automated medication dispensing machines (i.e., PYXIS, Omnicell) and performs as prescribed. 9. Completes all labeling requirements for medication preparation and filling. Responsible persons initials, lot numbers, where appropriate, appropriate warning labels, and expiration dates are consistently present and legible. 10. Demonstrates a working knowledge and competency to re-package unit dose medications with established guidelines. 11. Assists the pharmacist in all areas of unit dose patient medication processing and supervised non -IV extemporaneous compounding. 12. Demonstrates knowledge and competency of age specific medication use and pharmaceutical care requirements. 13. Demonstrates knowledge and competency in basic IV aseptic technique. Successfully completes annual practical and written examination. 14. Performs supervised large and small volume IV admixture preparation according to established accuracy and quality standards. 15. Demonstrates knowledge and competency in preparation of parenteral nutrition solutions (TPN) and performs age specific neonatal and adult TPN accuracy check procedures as established. 16. Maintains a working knowledge in the use of all equipment in the IV admixture preparation area. 17. Completes all equipment and IVRoom QI documentation as required by TJC, the State Board and OSHA. Includes hood cleaning, batch preparation, expiration dating, and waste and needle disposal. Demonstrates a working knowledge base and competency to perform prsecribed mathematical calculations used in adult and pediatric IV admixture preparation and successfully complete annual competency examination.

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