Pharmacy Technician

Required Skills

1. Organized and fills order requests in an independent manner in assigned area(s) of the pharmacy including the daily cassette fill and Preparation of IV admixtures. Upon completion, routes orders to Pharmacists for review and upon approval, delivers completed order to patient care units or otherwise notifies appropriate party.

1. Recognized controlled substances and maintains their security at all times, according to hospital standards and federal/state regulations.

1. Adheres to all necessary sanitation and sterility requirements in preparing, filling, labeling, and distributing medications and related supplies.

1. Repackages bulk packages into unit dose quantities as required.

1. Utilized pharmacy application software to generate labels, post charges, issue credits, run reports, and enter patient-specific information.

1. Monitors medication stock levels and requisitions or orders as appropriate. Advises appropriate pharmacy staff of depletion or low levels of medications and supplies.

1. Inventories and identifies expired or otherwise unusable drugs and provides for their safe disposal.

1. Maintains the appropriate online and paper records and reports for historical and auditing purposes.

1. Provides Training for lesser-experienced staff members as needed.

1. Serves as backup for other areas within the department, especially during times of special needs or staff absences.

1. Performs other related work as required or requested.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job.  Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.