Job Summary: 

• Fill and deliver medication orders/prescriptions for hospital inpatients and outpatients.
• Discharge standing inpatient medication orders in individual cassettes following computer-generated lists and fills new orders/prescriptions from physician orders.
• Schedule provision of special syringes, oral dosage and IV products.
• Deliver cassettes and individual medications to units and collect new medication orders according to established procedures and schedules.
• Prepare patient medications in accordance with established protocols, methods and techniques.
• Measure, mix and compound automated TPNs, irrigations, chemotherapy drugs and parenteral and oral medications in specified volumes, dosages and concentrations.
• Prepare special dilutions of non-controlled and controlled substances, IV and research study medications.
• Label and record manufactured medications.
• Perform quality control checks of medication orders and doses distributed following established procedures and schedules.
• Compare pharmacy and nursing records to ensure a match of medication orders.
• Serve as liaison to inpatient units regarding dispensing and distribution of patient medications.

Skills on Resume:

• Medication Fulfillment (Hard Skills)
• Prescription Delivery (Hard Skills)
• Medication Management (Hard Skills)
• Drug Compounding (Hard Skills)
• Quality Verification (Hard Skills)
• Medication Labeling (Hard Skills)
• Team Communication (Soft Skills)
• Time Management (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Review and discuss individual patients' therapies with nursing staff.
• Identify special patient needs and project quantities of medications.
• Receive and fill pharmaceutical supply requests for nursing units, satellite locations and other areas.
• Monitor, restocks and rotates supplies, including controlled substances, removing and replacing outdated products and processing related patient charges and credits.
• Provide training to new technicians in job duties, procedures and techniques.
• Monitor and document trainee performance, identifying areas for improvement and reports to the designated pharmacist/lead technician and/or pharmacy technician supervisor.
• Perform routine quality control and equipment maintenance tasks.
• Answer, screen and route telephone calls.
• Refer any medical/drug information questions or administrative inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Maintain knowledge of current professional trends and practices through participation in professional organizations and attendance at conferences, workshops and continuing education programs.

Skills on Resume:

• Therapy Review (Hard Skills)
• Patient Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Supply Fulfillment (Hard Skills)
• Staff Training (Soft Skills)
• Performance Monitoring (Soft Skills)
• Equipment Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Obtain and maintain appropriate knowledge and understanding of the Department of Pharmacy processes, policies and procedures as outlined during initial training and ongoing competency assessments with emphasis on hazardous medication handling.
• Follow guidelines the ensure proper compliance with regulatory guidelines designed to ensure safe and accurate preparation of sterile pharmaceutical compounds (e.g., USP<797), USP 797 Aseptic technique and compounding procedures.
• Perform evaluation of upcoming treatments and order medications from supplies to maintain predominantly a “just-in-time” inventory.
• Fill/compound medication labels and packages medications in a timely fashion for final check by a pharmacist, and assures delivery via the designated hospital system to the appropriate location.
• Use appropriate pharmaceutical-medical terms, abbreviations, and symbols common to pharmacy practice.
• Answer phone calls courteously and follow up appropriately.
• Carry out the calculations required for the usual dosage determinations and solutions.
• Perform the essential functions relating to inventory management; communicating medication needs and/or changes in utilization patterns.
• Participate in the orientation and training of pharmacy staff.
• Provide clear and accurate instructions, demonstrating the required scope of activities.
• Review the new employees/or trainees' work for accuracy, following all department guidelines.
• Act as a resource for all new employees and help co-workers.
• Identify and/or be involved with opportunities for improvement or key Departmental initiatives (i.e., expense reduction, innovative ideas, projects, task or project lead).

Skills on Resume:

• Pharmacy Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Sterile Compounding (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Control (Hard Skills)
• Medication Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Dosage Calculation (Hard Skills)
• Staff Training (Soft Skills)
• Team Support (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)