Business Advice and Contracts:
- Provide business and transactional legal advice to OHSU in support of academic, health care, and research missions and activities. Services will include provision of legal advice to health system concerning business issues, coordinating with Risk Management. Provide legal services relating to university contracting for various contracting departments. Work includes assistance in developing and modifying prototype agreements, and advice and assistance to contracts officers on the whole spectrum of contract services (affiliation agreements, student training agreements, physician or department services agreements, special relationship agreements, residency programs, acquisition of service support agreements (e.g. air ambulance), temporary health care services agreements, software and equipment agreements or licenses; and professional and construction contracts related to facilities.
Regulatory Advice:
- Provide legal services relating to health care regulatory matters regularly faced by an academic medical center that includes an integrated health care delivery system, including HIPAA and patient confidentiality generally, patient consent, EMTALA, medical/ legal ethics, etc. Provide legal services relating to health care regulatory issues as they relate to business transactions and relationships in the health care system. Work includes provision of advice and assistance to health system compliance staff.
Public Records:
- Serve as back up to primary public records attorney in the delivery of legal services relating to requests for public records.
Centralized Managed Care and Insurance Verification
- Review incoming referral orders to assess patient’s needs based on diagnosis, insurance coverage or lack thereof, and previous treatments. Referrals may be received internally via Epic or externally via fax or other methods.
- Verify patient information including demographics, insurance coverage and financial status. Confirm patient eligibility for health care coverage and clarify any managed care arrangements. Document any details related to liability insurance (i.e. motor vehicle accident, personal injury, or worker’s compensation) to determine third party liability.
- Obtains benefit information including current eligibility, deductible or co-pays, co-insurance, stoploss or out of pocket status, authorization requirements, PCP referral requirements, days approved (for routine admissions), and correct billing address.
- Document information based on department protocols in the Epic Referral shell.
- Work closely with referring providers to obtain necessary insurance referrals and authorizations.
- For urgent/emergent admissions, provides admit information and sets up authorizations and/or PCP referrals. Contacts care- management to provide clinical review and obtain length of stay.
- For routine admissions, confirms that the authorizations and/or PCP referrals cover the designated admission. If authorizations and/or PCP referrals are not noted in the system, contacts the Managed Care Coordinator from specialist’s office requesting the admission for follow up with the designated insurance company.
- Send notification of admission for urgent admissions.
- When appropriate, obtain authorizations for all clinical care, procedures, diagnostic studies, medications, outpatient infusion treatment, and inpatient admissions including notifying insurance upon admission.
- Follow up on all pending authorizations and/or PCP referrals until accounts are secured.
- Maintains current information on managed care insurance plans and serves as a liaison and information resource for patients, referring physician offices, and other OHSU staff. Applies problem solving and negotiating skills in resolving patient concerns and managed care related issues.
- Collects detailed information of trauma admissions (motor vehicle accident, personal injury, and/or worker’s compensation) to determine accident-related liability.
- Appropriately codes insurance plans in EPIC system for billing purposes.
- Work directly with insurance companies, the denial coordinator and the clinical staff and/or provider to supply necessary information to appeal denied claims and/or authorization requests as applicable
- Appropriately code insurance plans within EPIC system for billing purposes.
- Provide backup support for other Managed Care coordinators within the Centralized Managed Care & Price Estimates department.
- For self-pay patients, complete duties associated with financial assistance determinations such as above/below the line. Including connecting patients with necessary social work or financial counseling to assist in the coverage process.
- Complete necessary forms prior to upcoming procedures, admissions, and/or appointments (i.e. Non-Covered Charges Form (NCCF), Advanced Beneficiary Notification (ABN) or Patient Financial Estimate (FE)) as required.
- Work directly with the patients and clinical team to ensure patient is knowledgeable and understands their insurance benefits and/or financial obligations.
Patient Liability Estimates:
- Review work queue for patients that need an estimate created
- Document information based on department protocols in the Epic referral shell
- Create a Patient Liability Estimate
- Complete accurate pre-registration via phone as applicable
- Contact the patient prior to service to inform them of their estimate and collect any pre-payments at that time.
- Always promotes the mission of the Knight Cardiovascular Institute through our Professional Standards of Customer Service, Reliability, Productivity, Professionalism, Accuracy, Timeliness, and Problem-Solving.
- Responsible for many aspects of clinical trial management from startup to closeout and assuring appropriate conduct of protocols to FDA guidelines.
- Responsible for elements of patient visits.
- Responsible for the oversight of all trials that fall within their section.
- Assist the Clinical Trial Manager and Team Leads with other research related projects and administrative/office related duties as needed.
- Independently lead partnerships, from scouting opportunities to managing relationships;
- Facilitate and foster relationships to advance OHSU research and innovation;
- Act as first point of contact for partners seeking to collaborate with OHSU;
- Engage key department personnel and faculty to maintain positive working relationships and efficient processes;
- Appropriately anticipate and address issues that arise with partnerships.
- Oversee, manage and track all aspects of projects, including timelines, milestones, legal agreements, compliance and regulatory requirements, finances, and information flow.
- Identify and engage OHSU units as contributors to projects as needed.
- Responsible for managing communications and timelines;
- Report to stakeholders and solicit feedback during the evaluation process of partnering opportunities;
- Understand the scientific, technical and operational viewpoints of diverse stakeholders, both within OHSU and our external partners;
- Be aware of new innovations and understand technologies and their real-world commercial applications;
- Work closely and collaboratively with OHSU Technology Transfer and other programs with business-development type functions embedded within different groups at OHSU.
- Take notes at meetings and perform appropriate follow up and action items.
- Lead programs and events that allow industry participation for collaboration and measure outcomes, including helping to setup industry visits and partnering events.
- Be the primary contact with OHSU groups such as ITG, EdComm, Events and Protocol, etc. to ensure that meetings are organized appropriately and run smoothly.
This position requires the ability to work remotely, and the ability to frequently report to the OHSU Portland campus for scheduled and ad hoc meetings and assignments.
The laboratory of Brian Scottoline at the Pape Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR is seeking a research assistant to help with our exciting work delineating biological functions of human milk beyond nutrition. In conjunction with the adjacent and collaborating laboratory of Sarah Andres we are interested in discovering the effects of and mechanisms for human milk in promoting intestinal epithelial and gut-associated immune system function.. We are looking for dynamic, organized, self-starters with a bachelor’s degree to help us make new discoveries. Experience in a lab setting with molecular and/or cell biology, cell culture, imaging, and conducting experiments are desired, along with an inquisitive and creative mind. You will get training and experience with cutting edge molecular biology techniques, -omics data and approaches, imaging techniques, and more. You will apply these techniques to identitfy components of human milk that modulate and drive iintestinal epithelial development and function using novel patient-derived enteroids and unique patient-derived samples. An interest in biomedical research, post-graduate training, and acquiring research-related skills is desired. Our translational research bridges the divide between basic mechanistic research and patient care. In addition to basic research skills training, our team prioritizes career development. Come learn and discover with us!
Administrative Support
- Process incoming/outgoing faxes (labeling, records requests, upload refill requests, etc.) Scanning
- Process Inbasket (records requests, labs, imaging, message routing, etc.)
- Patient paperwork management (questionnaires, FMLA, provider signatures, no-show letters, etc.)
- Track and stock patient paperwork and brochures
- Process incoming/outgoing mail · Use of Microsoft Office—Outlook
- General high level clerical and project support
- Document legibly, concisely and accurately
Clinical Support
- Basic rooming to include only vitals, including social history, pain (no med reconciliation, allergies)
- No medication related activities allowed (reconciliation, administration, preparation)
- Support providers during procedures but not able to perform independent clinical functions such as dressing removal/application, suture/staple removal, apply topical medications, etc.
- Technical support (MyChart, Epic, office equipment, etc.)
- Attends staff meetings/huddles
- Inventory management including equipment—notifying appropriate personnel when cleaning and repair of equipment is needed
- Instrument and scope pre-clean and processing pick up/drop off
- Check expiration dates for medications/supplies
- Turn over rooms/cleaning/stocking
- Maintains knowledge of life safety, patient safety, fire and electrical safety and disaster plan
- Sentact duties/compliance
Patient Experience
- Monitors patient flow
- Updates patient on delays
- Provides excellent customer service
- Addresses in-the-moment patient needs as directed
- Maintains clean, safe, and orderly environment for patients, family, and clinical personnel
Coding:
- Review clinical documentation of services to be coded in EPIC, and any other source of documentation available to ensure compliance with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Assign correct CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS codes for facility and/or professional charges, which could include E&M services; diagnostic services; procedural services; facility services; and/or Charge Routers and Charge entry.
- Establish and maintain procedures and other controls necessary in carrying out all procedure and diagnostic coding and insurance billing activity for applicable work queues assigned in facility and/or professional services at OHSU.
- Monitor activity for compliance with federal and/or state laws regarding correct coding set forth by CMS and Oregon Medical Assistance program (OMAP).
- Coordinate all billing information and ensure that all information is complete and accurate.
- Ability to maintain supportive and open communication with coding supervisor and team leads regarding coding issues and priority coding responsibilities assigned.
- Develop and disseminate written procedures to facilitate and improve billing and coding processes for the department, and to train, support, orientate, and mentor coding staff as necessary.
Department support:
- Serve as a resource to ERC outpatient coding leadership and coding team for a broad range of billing policy and procedure issues.
- Attends coding meetings and seminars and shares knowledge with other coders. Participates in EC Huddles.
- In collaboration with Enterprise Coding Leadership, develop and disseminate written procedures to facilitate and improve biling and documentation processes.
- In collaboration with Leadership, make recommendations and implement remedial actions for problems
- Monitor coding and billing information from newsletters, memos, and transmittals from coding publishers and government agencies to advise physicians of billing practice changes in CPT, ICD-10-CM,and HCPCS
- Participate in Enterprise Coding education sessions, Kaizen events, maintain CEUs, stay informed of current trends in coding.
Perform other duties as assigned.
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities, and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
The HPB Nurse Coordinator (RN) is a key member of a multi-disciplinary patient care team, which includes providers, residents, fellows and support staff. The RN will provide direct and indirect professional nursing care for patients referred for Hepatopancreatobiliary surgical evaluation. They assess patient and family needs, assists in developing and implementing a plan of care, covers triage, educates, and evaluates the care delivered. The RN Coordinator serves as a key communication link between the patient and the care team. The RN Coordinator is a continuous advocate for patients and their families, ensuring that clinical and business systems are customer service focused.
Billing
- Submit bills that comply with all appropriate regulations, managed care contracts to third party payors.
- Calculate the correct reimbursement of all managed care claim
Third party follow-up and collection:
- Within the stratified processing environment, collect assertively and proactively money due OHSU by contacting (through telephoning, emailing, and/or accessing on-line systems) third parties (insurance carrier, various government programs, etc.)
- Provide explanation of charges and additional requested information to the third parties.
- Analyze accounts to determine coordination of benefits, refunds, and denials to insure appropriate resolution of accounts.
- Review billing to determine medical records necessary to provide complete processing of claim.
- Analyze accounts with regard to billing and payment history and use judgment to determines appropriate follow-up action based on departmental guidelines
- Contact patient/guarantor to resolve issues (includes tracing and locating patient/guarantor by telephoning and/or sending written correspondence.)
- Analyze accounts and interpret contracts that dictate how claims should be paid and process adjustments consistent with contract interpretation.
- Comply with special billing and follow-up requirements regarding adoptions, court holds, motor vehicle and personal injury accidents, and other unique or sensitive accounts.
- Provide data of denied claims to the Coordinator or Management for trending and reporting to the department and other partners.
- Work closely with admitting, care management and ambulatory services on the denied claims for resolution and feedback purposes.
- Prepare appeals for selected denials
Coordination of Benefits
- Analyze accounts for coordination of benefits.
- Serves as a secondary Coordination of Benefits Liaison for the Medicare Team. Performs research and analysis to determine the correct order of payers on an account. Utilizes the Medicare Common Working File (CWF), MSP questionnaire responses, employment status, other payer eligibility information and communication with the patient, employer, payers and other appropriate organizations and individuals to determine the correct order.
- Updates all affected patient accounts and clearly documents all contacts, communcation and reasons for any decision to change or not change the order the of the payers.
Other duties as assigned
This position is under the overall supervision of the Department Chair, and the direct supervision of the Vice Chair for Anatomic Pathology. The appointee shall provide services, as assigned by the supervisor, in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.
The duties include:
- Manage tissue handling and most other activities in the gross pathology facilities in Surgical Pathology;
- Assume varied responsibilities for gross dissection, description and case management, depending on resident staffing levels;
- Ensure that most urgent cases are handled first and special studies are properly handled;
- Maintain tissue banking and databases, coordinate with study coordinators, operating rooms and Biolibrary and Knight Tissue Bank lab;
- Direct maintenance and technical operations of frozen sections areas;
- Provide instruction, training and supervision to residents, student fellows, and PA students in gross dissection, dictation, frozen section preparation and gross pathology;
- And perform other activities, as needed.
Process refill authorization requests for assigned ambulatory clinics. Review for accuracy and apply appropriate authorization protocols.
Identify valid requests and triage appropriately to pharmacist or provider for review.
Document the receipt, status and outcome of authorization requests in the electronic medical record.
Provide applicable documentation for pharmacist or provider to complete review.
Perform designated workflows and other duties as assigned.
Perform daily activities specifically related to triage procedures or program specific procedures.
Provide support for refill authorization requests that may include patient, physician or pharmacy outreach.
Process refill authorization requests for assigned ambulatory clinics. Review for accuracy and apply appropriate authorization protocols.
Identify valid requests and triage appropriately to pharmacist or provider for review.
Document the receipt, status and outcome of authorization requests in the electronic medical record.
Provide applicable documentation for pharmacist or provider to complete review.
Perform designated workflows and other duties as assigned.
Perform daily activities specifically related to triage procedures or program specific procedures.
Provide support for refill authorization requests that may include patient, physician or pharmacy outreach.
Prepare, mix and compound sterile medications, including hazardous medications, following aseptic procedures. Prioritize new orders to assure that product is delivered to patient location at least one hour prior to label due time (when possible).
Perform unit dose functions as needed including the following:
- Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing.
- Process narcotics for removal from pharmacy inventory
- Load and refill medications into ADC locations
- Deliver medicaitons from pharmacy to clinic locations as needed
- Return medications to stock and perform credits
Maintain work area
- Record refrigerator temperature
- Perform clinic audits
- Order and maintain adequate supplies and medications
- Follow appropriate storage requirements.
- Follow applicable cleaning policies
- Routinely check for expired medications
Operate remote pharmacist checking equipment and maintain records associated with its use
Maintain inventory of controlled and non-controlled substances, solutions, tubing and associated supplies and equipment. Generate orders for appropriate vendors to acquire replenishment stock. Check in drug delivery orders and maintain appropriate inventory tracking.
Assist Pharmacists:
- Answer telephone
- Complete filing, billing, and crediting of medications
- Maintain patient files, following documented procedures.
- Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders
Billing
- Submit bills that comply with all appropriate regulations, managed care contracts to third party payors.
- Calculate the correct reimbursement of all managed care claims
Third party follow-up and collection:
- Within the stratified processing environment, collect assertively and proactively money due OHSU by contacting (through telephoning, emailing, and/or accessing on-line systems) third parties (insurance carrier, various government programs, etc.)
- Provide explanation of charges and additional requested information to the third parties.
- Analyze accounts to determine coordination of benefits, refunds, and denials to insure appropriate resolution of accounts.
- Review billing to determine medical records necessary to provide complete processing of claim.
- Analyze accounts with regard to billing and payment history and uses judgment to determines appropriate follow-up action based on departmental guidelines.
- Contact patient/guarantor to resolve issues (includes tracing and locating patient/guarantor by telephoning and/or sending written correspondence.)
- Analyze accounts and interpreting contracts that dictate how claims should be paid and processing adjustments for contract interpretation.
- Comply with special billing and follow-up requirements regarding adoptions, court holds, motor vehicle and personal injury accidents, and other unique or sensitive accounts
- Work reports of denied claims to trend and report these claims to the department and to our front end partners.
- Work closely with admitting, care management and ambulatory services on the denied claims for resolution and feedback purposes.
- Prepare the appeals for selected denials
Other duties as assigned.
- To also include activities that are classified as team support and environmental activities.
- Assist Tuality Cash team with a daily mail sort, distribution, scanning refunds and other documents as needed to OnBase.
Establish and coordinate procedures for timely billing, posting and collection of accounts to assure a positive cash flow and effective management of credit balances. Provide administrative direction to the management staff.
- Establish expectations and plans, set priorities, and manage processes to measure, assess, and implement improvements to services provided. Measure progress towards quality goals.
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative information and identifies trends to keep the cash flow on course.
- Monitor un-billed reports and work with departments (Admitting, Coding, ITG, and Care Management) to resolve issues in a timely manner so not to delay billing functions.
- Ensure an effective, compassionate, and appropriate Customer Service Program is in place in all areas of Patient Business Services.
- Communicate with third party payors in regard to claim processing difficulties or new processing procedures.
- Maintain a working knowledge of applicable National, State, and local laws and regulations, the hospital Compliance Program, Code of Ethics as well as other policies and procedures
- Participate in Revenue Cycle projects as directed by Revenue Cycle VP.
- Assist Revenue Cycle Team in staffing, managing, documenting, and completing assigned projects.
Responsible for appropriate staffing of Patient Business Service positions, performance evaluations and recommendation for promotions, counseling and disciplinary action.
- Demonstrate ability to initiate planned change in department, due to change in workload, schedules, or emergency situations that would require reallocation of staff
- Provide orientation and training to staff to improve skills and performance
- Facilitate innovation and motivate staff to effectively attain operational and patient satisfaction goals
- Coach staff (represented and management) on technical, operation, and team behavior issues; champion excellence, the customer and collaborative team behavior.
Effectively communicate with superiors, peers, subordinates, and others, as appropriate, on a regular basis, assuring proper flow of information.
- Maintain a direct and open line of communication with Administration through the Director by providing relevant information on matters requiring department administrative action.
- Resolve physician, patient, clinician, and interdepartmental complaints and misunderstandings.
Collaborate with appropriate staff in the development of departmental budget. Consistently operate within budgetary goals in areas of labor and other operating expenses.
Administrative Support
- Process incoming/outgoing faxes (labeling, records requests, upload refill requests, etc.)
- Scanning
- Process Inbasket (records requests, labs, imaging, message routing, etc.)
- Patient paperwork management (questionnaires, FMLA, provider signatures, no-show letters, etc.)
- Track and stock patient paperwork and brochures
- Process incoming/outgoing mail
- Use of Microsoft Office—Outlook
- General high level clerical and project support
- Document legibly, concisely and accurately
- Basic rooming to include only vitals, including social history, pain (no med reconciliation, allergies)
- No medication related activities allowed (reconciliation, administration, preparation)
- Support providers during procedures but not able to perform independent clinical functions such as dressing removal/application, suture/staple removal, apply topical medications, etc.
- Technical support (MyChart, Epic, office equipment, etc.)
- Inventory management including equipment—notifying appropriate personnel when cleaning and repair of equipment is needed
- Instrument processing pick up/drop off
- Check expiration dates for medications/supplies
- Turn over rooms/cleaning/stocking
- Maintains knowledge of life safety, patient safety, fire and electrical safety and disaster plan
- Monitors patient flow, and updates patient on delays
- Provides excellent customer service
- Addresses in-the-moment patient needs as directed
- Maintains clean, safe, and orderly environment
- Attends education classes appropriate to job development
- Uses consistent, professional communication with team members
- Flexible coverage of internal service needs, and the continuous application of process improvement methods and skills
- Successfully completes the required initial training and core competency assessment before or during the trial service period
- Maintains core competencies, and demonstrates continuous application of these skills throughout the period of employment
- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities:
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- Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders.
- Filling unit dose medication orders.
- Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room.
- Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile
maintenance.
- Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations.
- Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time.
- Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication.
- Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action.
- Perform Unit Dose functions including:
- Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas.
- Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits.
- Return medications to stock and perform credits.
- Record refrigerator temperature daily.
- Process narcotics for removal from pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed.
- Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy.
- Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
- Perform other technician duties as assigned based on operational needs.
- Conducts psychosocial evaluations of patients/families and significant others including, but not limited to the following: adjustment to medical or health condition; care coordination; mental health status; adjustment/compliance to treatment process; substance usage; child and elder abuse/neglect assessments; domestic violence issues; cognitive status (including potential guardian issues); and patient/family resources.
- Provides crisis intervention and supportive short term counseling to patients/families and significant others as necessary to meet immediate psycho-social needs including, but not limited to: Trauma/Emergency Department/ On Call/ Family Notification, CODE Response (family intervention); unanticipated change in health conditions/suicidal ideation; teenage pregnancy; single parent pregnancy/parenthood, domestic violence, child and elder abuse/neglect.
- Provides grief/loss counseling and education regarding: fetal demise; actual/pending death of patient//family member; complicated pregnancies; postpartum depression; chronic/acute stress associated with life circumstances; divorce/separation; loss of independence associated with illness or disability.
- Provides brief psychotherapy including: individual short term psychotherapy; group work including information/support groups, family support, patient therapy); regarding but not limited to issues of adoption, abortion , domestic violence, family of origin, sexual/gender, substance abuse, parenting, relationship adjustment to disabilities and chronic or acute illness.
- Provides patient advocacy and associated services to patient/family and other involved agencies/parties regarding decision-making; advance directives; ethics consultations; court holds; guardianship/conservatorship; citizenship cases; and social cultural factors.
- Assess patient/family support needs regarding: transportation, housing, clothing and educational/patient vocational rehabilitation and training materials and refer to appropriate resources.
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation of patient care activities an efficient manner per departmental policies. Participates in Department of Care Management and assigned service meetings, in services and conferences, as indicated including Complex Patient Interdisciplinary Rounds. Provides support to patient care staff following traumatic events through individual or group consultation. Reviews literature on pertinent patient care/Social Work service issues and conducts in services regarding psycho social patient care issues and Social Work services. Meets in regularly scheduled supervisory sessions. Participates in patient rounds as appropriate. Complete all OHSU/JCAHO mandatory education requirements and activities within established time lines.
- Yearly competencies as identified by department
- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities:
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- Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders.
- Filling unit dose medication orders.
- Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room.
- Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile
maintenance.
- Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations.
- Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time.
- Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication.
- Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action.
- Perform Unit Dose functions including:
- Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas.
- Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits.
- Return medications to stock and perform credits.
- Record refrigerator temperature daily.
- Process narcotics for removal from pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed.
- Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy.
- Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
- Perform other technician duties as assigned based on operational needs.
- Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities:
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- Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders.
- Filling unit dose medication orders.
- Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room.
- Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile
maintenance.
- Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations.
- Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time.
- Organize and restock work areas during and prior to end of shift, and remove expired medication.
- Round to nursing locations; deliver items and remove excess and discontinued oral dosage and injectable dosage units from patients’ bins and refrigerators and return to pharmacy for action.
- Perform Unit Dose functions including:
- Tube medications from pharmacy to hospital and clinic areas.
- Repackage medications for unit dose dispensing; maintain and replenish stock for emergency trays and kits.
- Return medications to stock and perform credits.
- Record refrigerator temperature daily.
- Process narcotics for removal from pharmacy inventory and order replacements as needed.
- Maintain barcode medication integrity by ensuring medications are barcoded before leaving the pharmacy.
- Maintain manufacturing logs and documents to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
- Perform other technician duties as assigned based on operational needs.