Pharmacy Technician - Patient Care & Ops (Temp II/III)

University of Utah Health; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support patient care by assisting pharmacists, maintaining stock, preparing, pricing and delivering pharmaceuticals, and providing customer service in the Pharmacy Department. Essential duties include learning to screen medication orders for errors, manage department supplies, and operate automated dispensing devices under pharmacist supervision; Utah licensure is required and additional department licenses may apply.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.
• May determine options from a variety of pre-established departmental policies and procedures, but cannot act outside of these unless authorized to do so by a Pharmacist.
• May vary work routines according to patient care priorities.
• Major problems encountered by incumbents include first line screening for medication order errors, drug or allergy contraindications, and processing non-formulary drug requests.

Responsibilities

• Trains to assist the pharmacist in tasks associated with patient care.
• Learns to effectively manage supplies of the department.

Skills

Medical terminology

Patient care

Medication order screening

Job description

The University of Utah Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support patient care by assisting pharmacists, maintaining stock, preparing, pricing and delivering pharmaceuticals, and providing customer service in the Pharmacy Department. Essential duties include learning to screen medication orders for errors, manage department supplies, and operate automated dispensing devices under pharmacist supervision; Utah licensure is required and additional department licenses may apply.