Pharmacy Tech - Casual Variable shifts
Core
Dispensing medications, preparing sterile IV admixtures and chemotherapy, managing pharmacy inventory, and handling controlled substances in a hospital setting.
Role type
Pharmacy Technician (Casual Variable shifts)
Builds
Patient medication doses, sterile IV compounds, and surgical/emergency kits
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Pharmacy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical thinking, decisive judgment, sterile compounding, IV admixture preparation, hazardous drug handling, inventory rotation, controlled substance accounting, computer data entry
Preferred skills
Familiarity with hospital pharmacy routines and procedures
Technologies
Automated dispensing cabinets, computer-generated medication profiles
Responsibilities
Identify and fill medications and surgical kits; prepare sterile compounds and IV admixtures including chemotherapy; fill and label patient medications; package medications into unit-of-use forms; deliver medications to nursing units; maintain inventory and rotate stock; handle controlled substances and security; enter patient charges and credit information; maintain required documentation logs