Description
The Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacist in the provision of pharmaceutical care to all patients of Carle Foundation Hospital, Kirby and Hoopeston Hospitals, and all Carle Enterprise locations that might use medications. Perform technical tasks such as filing, compounding, reconstitution, labeling, and delivery.
- Accurately and safely prepare and label chemotherapy drugs for administration. *PRN Technicians are not required to complete this task*
- Accurately fill and deliver Omnicell restock lists.
- Assist in developing and maintaining training materials as needed.
- Assist in special projects not requiring clinical decision-making capacity as assigned by the Director.
- Enter and process new prescriptions and refills. Fill medication orders in an accurate and timely manner, including new or lost doses, floor stock replacement items, unit dose cart, outpatient and take-home prescriptions.
- Perform miscellaneous billing functions, including patient charging and crediting, nursing unit charges, and controlled substance charging through manual entry into the computer, or with bar code reader.
- Perform miscellaneous non-sterile compounding.
- Perform monthly inspection of assigned nursing units and pharmacy area for expired or otherwise unusable drugs, and provide proper storage and accurate inventory.
- Prepare IV products using aseptic technique and applying proper labeling. *PRN Technician's are not required to complete this task*
- Prepare parenteral nutrition solutions, provide pertinent laboratory information to the pharmacist when assigned. *PRN Technicians are not required to complete this task*
- Prepare various batch IV products to support patient care needs utilizing the batch compounder as appropriate. *PRN Technicians are not required to complete this task*
- Prepares and delivers enteral nutritional supplements to patient care areas. Maintains enteral records and billing functions.
- Provide services to the Operating Room staff from the OR medication room.
- Refers customers and calls to a pharmacist when appropriate.
- Restock and replace various trays and kits used throughout the facility.
