Pharmacy Tech - Casual Variable shifts
Core
A pharmacy technician responsible for preparing sterile compounds, filling and labeling patient medications, managing inventory, and handling controlled substances in a hospital setting.
Role type
Pharmacy Technician (Casual Variable shifts)
Builds
Unit-of-use medication packages, sterile IV admixtures, and emergency supply kits for nursing units.
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Pharmacy
Required skills
Critical thinking, decisive judgment, sterile compounding, IV admixture preparation, hazardous drug handling, chemotherapy handling, biologics handling, controlled substance accounting, inventory rotation, automated dispensing cabinet management, patient charge entry
Preferred skills
One year or less of related work experience
Technologies
Automated dispensing cabinets, computer-generated medication profiles
Responsibilities
Identifies and fills medications, surgical kits, and emergency crash carts; Prepares sterile compounds and IV admixtures including hazardous medications and chemotherapy; Fills and labels individual patient medications; Packages medications into unit-of-use form; Maintains inventory of automated dispensing cabinets; Handles controlled substances including security and reconciliation; Enters patient charges and credit information; Maintains required documentation logs.