Day Shift Ramp Agent Jobs in Boston, MA (NOW HIRING)

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Hiring Range:

$18.76 - $29.96

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Fourth Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

1st shift

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10021 - 3800 Pharmacy

Union:

SHARE Marlborough

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Assist professional personnel in the dispensing of medication and preparation of IV Admixtures. Deliver IV solutions and medications when necessary and replace medication to floor stock. Aid in every aspect of required record keeping and maintain professional appearance of the Pharmacy.

Major Responsibilities:

• Obtains and maintains appropriate knowledge and understanding of the Department of Pharmacy at Marlborough Hospital. Follows established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the automated dispensing machines.
• Restocking automated dispensing machines (Pyxis Medstation).
• Loading or unloading drugs from the automated dispensing machine.
• Maintaining appropriate expiration dating of drugs contained in the automated dispensing machine.
• Running reports upon demand from automated dispensing machine console.
• Processing discrepancy, rejection, and credit reports from the automated dispensing machine.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the pharmacy computer system.
• Processing charges for medications into the pharmacy computer system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Repackaging, labeling, and determining appropriate expiration dates for unit dosed packaging.
• Generating reports and labels from the pharmacy computer system.
• Carries out calculations required for usual dosage determinations and solution preparation, using weight and volume equivalents in metric system.
• Performs essential functions related to inventory control.
• Orders drugs using authorized distribution agent's approved ordering computer system including Internet application.
• Checks in orders and documents receipt on duplicate invoices.
• Handles problems with order with authorized distribution agent, documents problems and resolution of problems.
• Maintains inventory in pharmacy and in automated dispensing machines.
• Monitors expiration dates of drugs in pharmacy and in automated dispensing machines.
• Performs asceptic compounding of parenteral admixtures and other sterile dosage forms. This includes use of good asceptic technique, proper procedures for preparing all types of parenteral admixtures.
• Completes pharmacy worksheet for each product compounded.
• Cleans the IV hood with alcohol daily or whenever appropriate and documents cleaning.
• Breaks down and cleans IV hood thoroughly at least weekly basis and documents thorough cleaning.
• Presents compounded product to pharmacist for appropriate checking.
• Performs essential functions related to pharmaceutical sales representatives and sample medications.
• Ensures sales representatives complete the sign-in log including location of scheduled appointment and whether samples are being left for an approved area and gives out identification badge.
• Completes sign-in log when pharmaceutical sales representative returns indicating the identification badge was returned.
• Telephones sales representatives to request return of identification badge if not returned that day.
• Logs in appropriate sample information for approved areas that store sample drugs.
• Completes sample release form with the appropriate sample information if sales representative is delivering the sample medication.
• Delivers sample medication to approved area that store sample drugs.
• Participates in proper handling of patient own medications that are stored in the pharmacy.
• Picks up patient own medications (CVI only) and logs in patient own medications in the pharmacy.
• Logs out patient own medications from the pharmacy and delivers to the patient care area (CVI only).
• Conducts inspections of patient care areas and other departments.
• Identifies problem areas and discusses with appropriate representative of the patient care area or other department and works with area to resolve problem.
• Notifies pharmacist or Director of Pharmacy of serious identified problems or ongoing problems that are not resolved in a timely manner.
• Participates in departmental continuous quality improvement program.
• Collects and tabulates information when requested.
• Implements changes in procedures based on recommendation from the continuous quality improvement program.
• Maintains documentation in accordance with regulatory and Hospital requirements.
• Participates in the training and/or orientation of new pharmacy employees upon request.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:

• Licensed by MA Board of Pharmacy required.
• CPhT required within the first 90 days.
• High School Education or certificate of equivalency

Preferred:

Experience/Skills:
Required:

• Familiarity with drug brand and generic names.
• Knowledge of admixing sterile intravenous products.
• Previous experience in a hospital pharmacy setting (minimum of 500 hours as a pharmacy technician trainee).
• OR equivalent combination of the above

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.