Pharmacy Technician Per Diem - Bend, OR

Energize your career with one of Healthcare’s fastest growingcompanies.  

You dream of a great career with a great company - where you canmake an impact and help people.  We dream of giving you the opportunity todo just this.  And with the incredible growth of our business, it’s adream that definitely can come true. Already one of the world’s leadingHealthcare companies, UnitedHealth Group is restlessly pursuing new ways tooperate our Service Centers, improve our Service levels and help people leadhealthier lives. We live for the opportunity to make a difference and rightnow, we are living it up.

This opportunity is with one of our most exciting business areas:Optum - a growing part of our family of companies that make UnitedHealth Groupa Fortune 14 leader.

Optum helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to thefullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions, and treatments;helping them to navigate the system, finance their Healthcare needs, and stayon track with their Health goals. No other business touches so many lives insuch a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our sharedvalues of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation, and Performance.

• Completes patient orders by selecting medications as indicated on the patient medication profile; assists in preparing and labeling of intravenous medication orders including total parenteral nutrition products using proper sterile and aseptic technique. Places medications in designated area for pharmacist to check, sends/delivers medications as required.
• Is knowledgeable with regard to the proper use and handling of hazardous medications. Compounds and handles hazardous medications in accordance with established guidelines and regulations (i.e. USP 797)
• Answers phones in a courteous and timely manner. Attends to customers in a timely manner. Assists in preparation of stat items investigating and preparing missing medications and serves as a bridges between the customer and the pharmacist
• Reorders as necessary to maintain a continuous inventory of medications and supplies. Receives, checks in and restocks medications ordered through wholesaler and other vendors
• Compounds specialty drug products. Uses aseptic technique when compounding sterile drug products. Completes accurate documentation of items compounded and repackaged.
• Performs quality control activities rellated to sterile compounding and the clean room per company policy
• Is familiar with, and strives to meet, various guidelines and recommendations as put forth by various governing bodies. For example, completes documentation of refrigerator temperatures, IV hood cleaning, equipment maintenance and other activities as required.
• Works to ensure compliance with accreditation standards, State, Federal, OSHA and other regulatory standards. Follows all agency department policy and procedures. Ensures each admission meets admission criteria
• Completes other projects and duties as assigned by Pharmacy management.