Company Description Experience the highest level of appreciation at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center - named Top Workplace in the Baltimore area by The Baltimore Sun two years in a row (2019 & 2020); Top Workplace in the USA for 2021! As part of the acclaimed University of Maryland Medical System, our facility is one of three ANCC Pathway to Excellence® designated hospitals in Maryland. UM BWMC features one of the state's busiest emergency departments, as well as a team of experts who care for our community and one another. The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UMBWMC) provides the highest quality health care services to the communities we serve. Our medical center is home to leading-edge technology, nationally recognized quality, personalized service and outstanding people. We have 285 licensed beds and we're home to 3,200 employees and over 800 physicians. Our expert physicians and experienced, compassionate staff are connected to medical practices in the local community as well as at University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore. For patients, this means access to high-quality care and research discoveries aimed at improving Maryland's health. Our physicians and nursing staff specialize in emergency, acute, medical-surgical and critical care. In addition, our medical center is home to many Centers of Excellence, offering expert outpatient health care.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) is required.
Completion of technician training program preferred.
Certified pharmacy technician preferred.
Registered as Registered Pharmacy Technician with State of Maryland within six months of date of hire or transfer into the position.
One - two years working experience as a pharmacy technician in an institutional setting preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Prioritizes work responsibilities and manages multiple demands.
Demonstrates an awareness of self-responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.
Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level, and decision making as necessary and assertively seeks guidance in areas of question.
Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making. Accepts change as a part of the problem-solving process.
Participates actively in staff development activities for unit and Department of Pharmacy personnel.
Demonstrates self-directed learning and participation in continuing education to meet own professional development needs.
Participates in development and attainment of unit and Department of Pharmacy goals.
Participates in peer review and unit and Department of Pharmacy quality improvement activities.
Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills a s method of sound decision making. Accepts change as a part of the problem-solving process.
Attends hospital and departmental meetings as required or assigned.
Represents the department and the function on hospital committees, professional associations, and community organizations.
Participates in problem solving/decision making and performance improvement.
Utilizes effective methods of communication.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, workshops, in-service meetings, etc.
Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, objectives, and quality assurance program, safety environmental and infection control.
Assumes the role of Pharmacy Inventory Control technician/Pharmacy Pyxis technician, as needed.
