Pharmacy Tech at CARLE

Works under the direct supervision of a pharmacist to fill prescriptions, deliver orders and to perform other pharmacy service duties as required.

• Accurately and safely prepare and label chemotherapy drugs for administration.
• Accurately fill and deliver Omnicell restock lists.
• Actively supports the mission, goals and objective of the hospital and pharmacy department
• Answers, places and transfers telephone calls in a courteous manner. Identifies self by name and location.
• Assist in special projects not requiring clinical decision-making capacity as assigned by department leadership.
• Assists in training new staff and helps other areas when needed.
• Calculates appropriate medication doses based on patient's age: adult, pediatric, neonate, geriatric and adolescent.
• Completes specials projects correctly and on time.
• Fill medication orders in an accurate and timely manner, including new or lost doses, floor stock replacement items, unit dose, etc
• Perform miscellaneous billing functions, including patient charging and crediting, nursing unit charges, and controlled substance charging through manual entry into the computer, or with bar code reader.
• Perform monthly inspection of assigned nursing units and pharmacy area for expired or otherwise unusable drugs, and provide proper storage and accurate inventory.
• Prepare IV products using aseptic technique and applying proper labeling; perform non-sterile compounding.
• Restock and replace various trays and kits used throughout the facility.
• Returns medications to stock and reorder medication if needed.
• Safely uses departmental equipment and disposes of waste in the proper containers. Able to locate MSDS Sheets online.