Hospital-Based Medication History Specialist

Trinity Health; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St Joseph’s Health and Trinity Health are seeking a medication historian technician to conduct patient interviews across hospital settings to obtain comprehensive medication histories. You will document medications in the EMR, verify allergies, and coordinate with care teams.

Applicants must have a high school diploma, at least 1 year of pharmacy experience, and become nationally certified within one year. The role includes duties in pre-admission testing, ED, or procedural areas with patient

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year pharmacy experience.
• Must become nationally certified within 1 year of employment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Accurate and detail oriented with exemplary time management skills.
• Knowledge of brand and generic medication names and dosing for the top 100–200 commonly prescribed medications within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to interact with patients and their caregivers as well as various members of the healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Identify the patient to be seen per hospital policy based on alerts and consults.
• Verify and document patient’s allergies and reported reactions.
• Complete medication history for each medication identified using an established questionnaire as a guide to obtain a comprehensive list of patient’s entire medication regimen.
• Document each medication, including prescription, outpatient infusions, over-the-counter medication, dietary and herbal supplements into the electronic medical record.
• Document dates and times of last doses per protocol.
• Screen for vaccination history.
• Confirm the medication history using a secondary source (e.g., electronic history resource, outpatient pharmacy, MARs, physician office, medication bottles).
• Knowledge of hospital-wide policies, accountability and personal compliance.
• Training and precepting other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and students.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership

Time management

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

St Joseph’s Health and Trinity Health are seeking a medication historian technician to conduct patient interviews across hospital settings to obtain comprehensive medication histories. You will document medications in the EMR, verify allergies, and coordinate with care teams.

Applicants must have a high school diploma, at least 1 year of pharmacy experience, and become nationally certified within one year. The role includes duties in pre-admission testing, ED, or procedural areas with patient