Hospital Pharmacy Technician Job Description
Hospital pharmacy technician
provides technical expertise in the areas of aseptic technique in accordance with the USP 797 for Sterile Preparation and Compounding.
Hospital Pharmacy Technician Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Delivers the appropriate quantities of the medication to the correct patient area(s)
Monitors doses administered according to Medication Administration Record on the narcotics sign-out record
Interprets patient drug profiles
Stocks and replenishes medications in Unit Dose drawer
Prepackages sterile injectable medications
Prepares standard stock solutions
Delivers medicines to facility units
Maintains drug and supply inventory records
Reviews pharmacy stock for expired drugs
Prepack oral meds
Hospital Pharmacy Technician Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Hospital Pharmacy Technician
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: IV
Education for Hospital Pharmacy Technician
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the hospital pharmacy technician job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School Degree in Supervision, Pharmacy, Manufacturing, Management, Education, Pharmacy Technician, Technical, Graduate, Military, General Education
Skills for Hospital Pharmacy Technician
Desired skills for hospital pharmacy technician include:
Abides by applicable pharmacy laws and regulations
Data Entry and /
IV experience
Principals related to pharmaceutical preparation and practices
Aseptic techniques
Medications used in animals
Ability to carry out calculations for common dosage determination
DEA
DHS
FDA and USP
Desired experience for hospital pharmacy technician includes:
Must be registered or licensed as required by the State Board of Pharmacy in the statte of UTAH
Requires IV certification with documentation
PTCB strongly preferred
Must be able to work weekend & holidays
Current Pharmacy Technician Certification preferred unless required by the State
Must have current pharmacy technician certification (CPhT) and meet individual state requirements for registration
Hospital Pharmacy Technician Examples
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Hospital Pharmacy Technician Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of hospital pharmacy technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacy technician
- Pyxis Fill
- Monthly Deep Cleaning of the IV room
- Assigned Unit Inspections
- Answering phone calls for the pharmacist
- High Alert Stickers
- Make / Send up IV’s that are due by 9am the next morning
- Putting away materials delivered throughout the night
- Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects of preparing and dispensing medication
- Under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, accurately prepares and labels within a given timeframe, all IV's using correct aseptic technique and following general guidelines for sterile product preparation by ASHP with annual competencies completed
- Epidural Preparation accurately and timely
Qualifications for hospital pharmacy technician
- Must be registered or licensed as required by the State Board of Pharmacy in Utah
- The ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with clinical staff
- Self motivated, self directed with excellent organizational skills
- Must be registered or licensed as required by the State Board of Pharmacy in the state of UT
- Must be registered or licensed as required by the State Board of Pharmacy in the state of California
- Current Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT ) preferred
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Hospital Pharmacy Technician Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of hospital pharmacy technician. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacy technician
- Chemotherapy preparation and competency with error rate<3minor occurrences per year meets standard
- Completes IV batches timely and accurately
- Batch preps and thaws appropriate number to be used daily
- All unit checks are completed and documented by the end of each month, assuring areas to always be free of expired medications
- Maintains CII Safe and Pyxis inventory and documentation for controlled substances accurately and timely
- Assists with anesthesia pyxis replacement and cart fill process
- Ability to generate, accurately prepares, and label extemporaneous oral syringes
- Knowledge of all aspects of the Pacmed and overwrap machine, including cleaning and changing paper
- Ability to troubleshoot robot and pyxis and handles calls
- Empties return bins and fridge daily
Qualifications for hospital pharmacy technician
- Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports
- Graduate of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Training Program OR Equivalent hospital pharmacy experience, required
- Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician, required
- Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system, required
- Ability to do physically strenuous work, required
- Previous work experience in hospital pharmacy is preferred
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Hospital Pharmacy Technician Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a hospital pharmacy technician. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacy technician
- Rounds-checks for envelopes and stock-outs with each
- Promptly and accurately compounds pharmaceuticals according to approved manufacturing procedures
- Demonstrates competency in preparation, packaging, and disposal of chemotherapeutic agents in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations for hazardous substance disposal
- Maintains schedule of deliveries to all units for rounds and cartfill
- Maintains pharmacy inventory including maintaining medication stock and supplies
- Assists in other tasks and/or assignments as may be required by Director for efficient department operation
- Ability to work independently, meets deadlines, establish priorities, and be flexible
- Knowledge of proper aseptic technique for sterile and non-sterile compounding
- In this position you will report to Director of Pharmacy under direct supervision of pharmacist
- Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from patient profile card or computerized pick list
Qualifications for hospital pharmacy technician
- Must be knowledgeable of and be able to work with the metric system, fractions, decimals, ratios and proportions, percentages, dosage calculations and dilutions of stock solutions
- May require rotating shifts and weekends
- 3 years of pharmacy experience in a hospital setting preferred
- Basic knowledge of computers and automated dispensing systems
- National certification is preferred in the state of UT
- Prior experience in hospital pharmacy is desirable
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Hospital Pharmacy Technician Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a hospital pharmacy technician. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacy technician
- Labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically
- Assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required
- Assists in preparation and/or labeling of IV additives
- Fills medication orders in inpatient area
- Responsible for extemporaneous medication packaging, as required
- Prepares IV admixtures including but not limited to chemotherapeutic medications and Total Parenteral Nutrtion (TPN)
- Prepares and packages medications for delivery to automated dispensing system and/or designated medication areas using manual or automated packaging methods
- Accurately fills automated dispensing machines
- Assists in receiving wholesales orders for placement into pharmacy inventory
- Flexibility in scheduling availability
Qualifications for hospital pharmacy technician
- Current Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), required
- Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy with a computerized system, preferred
- Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system
- National pharmacy technician certification (PTCB) preferred
- Previous hospital work experience preferred
- Current California Registered Technician license
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Hospital Pharmacy Technician Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of hospital pharmacy technician. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacy technician
- Current Texas State Board of Pharmacy Technician registration without conditions
- Lift and carry light loads (up to 40 lbs) stooping and kneeling frequently
- Picks up medication orders and delivers medications to patient care areas on a routine and emergency basis
- Accurately interprets and enters medication orders into the pharmacy computer system
- Determines quantities needed to fill prescriptions and prepares prescription medications for dispensing following established policy and procedure
- Aseptically compounds and labels intravenous solutions according to prescription formula or instructions
- Fills unit dose cassettes with appropriate medications
- Generates appropriate computer reports in a timely fashion
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date admission, discharge, and transfer information
- Exchanges unit dose cassettes in patient care areas
Qualifications for hospital pharmacy technician
- Surgical experience highly preferred
- Graduate of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Training Program
- Two (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy with a computerized system, preferred
- IV Certification is needed
- The Medication History Technician will work primarily in the Emergency Department but also in Surgery, Pre-admission testing, inpatient nursing units and other patient care areas
- The basic function will be to obtain accurate home medication histories by chart review, patient interview and phone calls to retail pharmacies and physician offices