What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician position at The University of Oklahoma?
Come join the staff at OU HSC and become a part of Oklahoma's premier research university which leads the state in education and career opportunities. OU HSC is one of only four comprehensive academic health centers in the nation with seven professional colleges. We are currently building world-class institutes for the treatment of diabetes and cancer.
Under direct supervision of licensed pharmacist(s), communicates with patients, physicians, and third-party providers. Provides assistance to the pharmacy personnel by performing authorizations, data entry and inventory maintenance, communicating with patients and third parties, and acting as the pharmacy cashier.
Duties :
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated drugs.
- Organizes medications for pharmacists to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions, inputting prescription orders accurately, preparing labels, calculating quantities, and filling orders.
- Collects payments from patients by accepting cash, check, or charge payments and accurately makes change for cash patients.
- Maintains a balanced cash drawer each day by counting cash at the open and close of business day.
- Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone, answering questions and requests, and referring inquiries to the pharmacist as appropriate.
- Appropriately stocks both patients completed medication orders as well as new inventory to stock.
- Ensures inventory levels of automated dispensing machines are stocked appropriately and verified by licensed Pharmacist.
- Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with the University policies & procedures, along with OK State Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations.
- Fills requests for clinic stock medications and documents order.
- Prepares verification of use forms, drug supply and maintains PC-based inventory database for Controlled Dangerous Substances.
- Participates in daily physical count and reports unreconciled pharmacy stock discrepancies to the Pharmacy Supervisor or Director immediately.
- Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
