Medication History Technician

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Position Summary:

The Medication History Technician assists the clinical pharmacists in caring for patients by providing point of care services as assigned. Activities include assisting with patients medication management and obtaining and organizing information such as patient demographics medication histories and information needed for therapeutic drug monitoring. Promotes the safe and effective use of medications by providing the pharmacist with accurate and timely information necessary to make informed clinical recommendations. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and outpatient pharmacy services to reconcile medication history and/or facilitate discharge prescriptions. Participates in performance improvement activities to increase the scope and quality of pharmacy services. Works with the pharmacy leadership team to ensure the cost-effective utilization of medications.

Shift: Full-time Evenings Weekends Required

Education:

High school education or equivalent is required.

Licensure/Certification:

• Registered in the State of Maryland as a Pharmacy Technician.
• National certification from a Maryland Board of Pharmacy approved program: Exam for the Certification ofPharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT) National Health Career Association (NHA) or Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)within 90 days of hire.

Required Work Experience:

• Twoyearsofhospitaland/orcommunityPharmacy Technician experienceis preferred.
• Completion of pharmacy provided orientation and training and demonstrated competence in knowledge skills and abilities is required within sixty (60) days of hire date under minimal supervision.

Major Responsibilities:

• Efficiently conducts medication histories with patients in the emergency department and throughout the hospital.
• Accurate and complete medication list gathering.
• Responsible for working closely with Medication Reconciliation Pharmacist or ED Pharmacist to ensure accuracy and completeness of prior to admission medication lists obtained from patients.
• Identifies and documents a patients own medication supply for approved use during the patients hospital stay.
• Assists with requests for replacement dosescoordinates transfer of patient medications betweennursing units and monitors need for ongoing doses of continuous infusions
• Assists in the management of restricted medicationsnon-formulary medications and emergently neededmedications
• Updates and documents patient demographics to facilitate patient care.
• Obtains patient-specific data to assist with departmental initiatives.
• Reviews the patients profile to maximize availability of medications and to decrease waste
• Evaluates the patients continuous infusions to maximize availability and decrease waste
• Through profile review identifies candidates for IV to enteral conversion
• Under a pharmacists supervision educates patients patient caregivers nurses and pharmacists on new products pharmaceutical devices and practice changes as assigned
• Perform duties as a pharmacy tech as requiredincluding but not limited to the following:
  • Maintains medication storage areas external to thepharmacy including PyxisMedstations
  • Prepackaging solid oral liquid and injectable medications including labeling andrecording of required data and inventory logs.
  • Processingand accurately filling (or compounding)medication orders and performing functions required in an intravenous admixture program including initial calculation preparation(including aseptic technique) and checking of work.
  • Reports and investigates medication errors.

Salary Range: Minimum $17.82/hour - Maximum $29.43/hour. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where we embrace and celebrate our differences where all employees feel valued contribute to our mission of serving the community and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age national origin mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.