Actalent is hiring for a Pharmacy Technician in Elkton, MD

Job Description:

• Assist the pharmacist in providing timely, efficient, cost effective, and appropriate pharmaceutical care to the patient.
• Refill patient medication bins through robot cart fill and manual picks; update carts by including new orders, removing discontinued medications, and transferring medications.
• Update labeling of patient medication bins on admission, transfer, and discharge of patients
• Deliver and exchange 24-hour cart to nursing units at scheduled times.
• Check medication storage areas for discontinued and discharged patient medications; ensure that returned medications are placed back into stock.
• Reorder medications in short supply and restock the picking station and other areas of the pharmacy.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area, check periodically for overstocked and outdated medications.
• Answer telephone and greet personnel coming to pharmacy in a courteous and friendly manner.
• Refer problem and drug information inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Make rounds of nursing units for medication drop-off and pick up discontinued medications.
• Send prepared medications to nursing units via pneumatic tube system on a timely basis for STATs and missing doses if the medication can be tubed.
• Manage automated dispensing cabinet inventory, including accurate selection and loading of medications.

Qualifications:

• Minimum High School Diploma required
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification required unless enrolled in a PharmD program
• Maryland Pharmacy Technician License

Pay Rate (Based on Experience): $20-$25/hr

Work Environment: Hospital setting

About Actalent:

Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.