Pharmacy Technician Discharge Coord I

Since 1983, Johns Hopkins Care at Home has provided safe, high-quality and cost-effective care in the home and community. Our team links care across multiple sites for patients, families and colleagues in an effort to restore, maintain and promote health and reduce the effects of disease and disability. As part of Johns Hopkins Medicine, we have access to the most innovative treatments and latest research, and we emphasize education and training among our team members. We also collaborate with doctors, nurses and specialists throughout Johns Hopkins Medicine to ensure continuity of your care.

The Pharmacy Technician Discharge Coordinator I ensures that patients receive their prescribed medications before leaving the hospital. The Discharge Coordinator collaborates with providers, extended care team members, pharmacy staff, and insurance companies to triage discharge prescription issues and facilitate medication access for patients. They maintain accurate medication records to prevent errors and ensure patient safety. They prepare discharge medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals. Activities include discharge prescription data entry, adjudication, and delivery and obtaining and organizing information such as patient demographics, insurance information, medication lists, education needs, and information for a pharmacist to determine the appropriateness of discharge prescriptions. The Discharge Coordinator promotes the safe and effective use of medications by providing the pharmacist with accurate and timely information necessary to make informed clinical recommendations. The Discharge Coordinator participates in performance improvement activities to increase the scope and quality of pharmacy services. The Discharge Coordinator performs other duties of a pharmacy technician, including but not limited to preparation and packaging of medications, inventory maintenance, and appropriate medication documentation, as required.

What Awaits You?

• Career growth and development
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Tuition Assistance

Shift: Rotating Shift

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalency
• Completion of an ASHP/ACPE accredited pharmacy technician training program preferred
• Registration with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
• Two (2) years pharmacy technician experience in a healthcare environment

Salary Range: Minimum $20.53/hour - Maximum $33.90/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.