Education & Experience

• Successful completion of a pharmacy technician training program accredited by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacy or other approved organization is preferred.
• Registration as a pharmacy technician with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy is required.
• National Pharmacy Technician Certification preferred ( CPhT)
• Completion of a high school level of course work with attainment of a high school diploma or possession of a State High School Equivalency Certificate (GED) is required.
• Minimum of one-year experience as a retail pharmacy technician or equivalent work experience is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• General knowledge of accepted pharmacy principles, practices and procedures required.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations required in recording and counting of inventory, processing supply requests and for record keeping purposes, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Pharmacy technician is responsible to coordinate the filling, delivery and billing of prescriptions to the patient's rooms prior to discharge.
• Delivers prescriptions to patient rooms.
• Rounds with patients & providers to promote the "Meds to Beds" program.
• Assists pharmacists in processing physician medication orders by entering prescription information into the computer system & with insurance claims processing.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
• Knowledge of generic and trade name drugs is required.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills required in order to work with medical, nursing and various allied health staff in order to successfully provide optimal patient care.
• Knowledge of insurance prescription cards, the ability to give price quotes and refill prescriptions is required.
• Must be able to operate a cash register and credit card machine.
• Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions & preparing labels.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physician's orders and prescriptions.
• Highly effective verbal communication skills including courtesy, resourcefulness and efficiency in answering questions, giving directions, locating staff and explaining hospital/departmental policies and procedures are necessary. Verbal communication skills may include communicating with an interdisciplinary team, patients, and families. Effective writing skills are also required in order to take messages and maintain miscellaneous records, receipts, reports and logs.