Medication History Technician — Pharmacy Support Pro

Northern Dutchess Hospital; Town of Rhinebeck (NY); On-site; USD 27,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Dutchess Hospital is seeking a Medication History Technician to work under the supervision of a pharmacist. You will obtain medication histories from patients and families, and pull external fill history from pharmacies.

Responsibilities include documenting home meds, allergies, and communicating questions to care teams. You will support proper EMR documentation and participate in quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Obtain and verify home medication lists, including prescriptions, OTC, and herbal products.
• Respond to requests to manage, triage and follow up on med history information.
• Record allergies and intolerances in the EMR with symptoms and severity.

Responsibilities

• Obtains and clarifies patient's home medication list, including prescription, OTC, and herbal products.
• Responds to nurses, physicians, pharmacists, or other requests to manage, triage appropriately, and ensure follow-up promptly regarding med history information.
• Obtains patient's allergies & intolerances and communicates to appropriate caregiver for proper documentation into the electronic medical record (EMR), including symptoms, reactions, and severity.
• Directs, triages, and communicates to appropriate caregiver all questions and inquiries from patient/family/care partner outside the scope of the MHT.
• Identifies and participates in ongoing quality assurance and improvement processes to obtain an appropriate med history list.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required

Skills

Retail Pharmacy Experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Northern Dutchess Hospital is seeking a Medication History Technician to work under the supervision of a pharmacist. You will obtain medication histories from patients and families, and pull external fill history from pharmacies.

Responsibilities include documenting home meds, allergies, and communicating questions to care teams. You will support proper EMR documentation and participate in quality assurance.