Acute Pharmacy Technician
Core
Performs medication packaging, distribution, compounding, and record-keeping under pharmacist supervision in an acute care hospital setting.
Role type
Acute Pharmacy Technician
Builds
Safe medication inventory and compounded products for inpatient care
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Pharmacy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pharmacy Technician licensure, sterile compounding, automated dispensing systems, narcotic handling, mathematical calculations, inventory management
Preferred skills
Hospital pharmacy experience, sterile compounding experience, automated dispensing cabinet experience, batch preparation experience
Technologies
Automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis), medication management information systems
Responsibilities
Package and distribute medications, compound non-sterile and sterile IV medications, manage automated dispensing technology database, handle narcotic medications, maintain cleanroom compliance, restock nursing units and emergency boxes
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC