What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient Advance Drug Therapy - Full Time - Rotating Shift position at Henry Ford Health - Careers?
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Works under the supervision of a pharmacist to process orders for medications that require special handling, preparation and/or accountability. The technician has and maintains expertise and skill in the safe handling and use of medications which require special handling, preparation and/or accountability.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Under the supervision of the pharmacist, prepares and pre-packages chemotherapy medications and/or other medications requiring special handling, preparation or accountability.
- Reads and transcribes prescription orders and prepares prescription labels for medication dispensed.
- Maintains appropriate records of medications dispensed.
- Prepares preliminary drug therapy monitoring forms for use by pharmacists in assessing drug treatment.
- Restocks the drug dispensing areas and maintains the cleanliness and aseptic conditions of the Class II Vertical Flow Hood and/or other required equipment.
- Assists in preparing and presenting programs and protocols involving proper handling of chemotherapeutic and/or other medications that require special handling, preparation or accountability.
- Assists in training hospital personnel in the safe handling of chemotherapeutic and/or other special agents.
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Requires a high school diploma or G.E.D.
- Requires a valid Pharmacy Technician license from the State of Michigan.
- Requires at least one year of experience as a Hospital Pharmacy Technician, performing all functions required of a Hospital Pharmacy Technician; two years Hospital Pharmacy Technician experience preferred.
- Requires the ability to maintain records and perform calculations.
- Must have the ability, when applicable, to safely handle and manipulate cytotoxic and other special drugs and incidental equipment used in drug preparation, including the ability to work aseptically in a vertical flow hood environment.
- Must have the ability, when applicable, to maintain Investigational Drug Research Records and to validate doses ordered using Investigational Drug Protocols.
- Must have the ability to maintain (lift, carry, stock) pharmacy inventory and deliver prescriptions (transport) to nursing units.
- Must have the ability to use a computer keyboard and type approximately 25 WPM.
- Must be able to read, interpret and utilize literature relating to medications that require special handling, preparation or accountability to develop or modify, in consultation with a supervising pharmacist, departmental protocols pertaining to the use of these agents.
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