Advanced Pharmacy Technician - Cancer Pavilion

Job Description

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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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 and/or Retail Pharmacy Technician (retail experience applies only to medication history positions.
• 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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