Pharmacy Tech Outpatient

Pharmacy Technician

Make regularly scheduled rounds to assigned nursing units/treatment areas, delivers completed medications and picks up requisitions/medication orders to be processed. Operate the Robot-Rx in an efficient, error-free, and safe manner in order to pick medications as part of the dispensing process. Deliver a complete set of patient medication cassettes to assigned nursing stations on a daily basis and returns used cassettes to the pharmacy. Assist pharmacist in the preparation of sterile products. Prepare under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, non-sterile products as assigned. Repackage of bulk medications into unit dose containers utilizing (ex, tablets in vials and liquids in bottles) or other appropriate pharmacy repackaging equipment. Perform the clerical portion of the controlled substance replenishment system for the pharmacist's review and approval. Deliver controlled substances to assigned nursing units/treatment areas under the pharmacist's direction. Contribute to the general maintenance of the department's inventory systems by making appropriate entries and conducting assigned inventories. Perform duties of inventory clerk, as required. Maintain, update, and replace the hospital's supply of medication in emergency carts. Process all unit/department stock medication kits as per established procedures. Assist in the training/orienting of new employees to selected aspects of the position.