AddressUnder the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, supervisor, and/or director/manager of pharmacy services, the Pharmacy Technician -Chemo performs a variety of technical and clerical duties for the hospital-wide unit dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture program. This position is responsible to maintain confidential reports, enter and retrieve data utilizing the computer system, prepare intravenous medication, including but not limited to, hyper-alimentations and antibiotics, assists in all aspects of labeling and preparation of medication, assists with management of inventory including receiving and storing medication as well as preparation and delivery of narcotics, data collection related to medication center review and quality improvement, assists in monitoring and management of emergency carts through the hospital, fill automated medication dispensing system with a supply of unit dose medications, procure, and fill requests for pharmaceutical supplies and deliver supplies to nursing units.
Responsibilities
- Fills patient medication orders with the correct medication from computer labels. Prioritizes filling of orders based on preparation time, administration time, and patient/customer needs.
- Maintains and restocks individual filling stations and work areas, including all satellites while contributing to the maintenance of a fixed, minimal level of pharmacy inventory.
- Ensures needed medications are recorded on the want book and reorders pharmacy supplies from the hospital warehouse.
- Bills/credits patient medications by use of the computer charging system when necessary.
- Maintains pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion.
- Maintains clean and sterile environment within the intravenous admixture area, including clean room. Routinely washes with appropriate germicidal solutions all hoods, counters, carts, and all other equipment that will be used within the work area. Documents cleaning on daily logs to support quality assurance and regulatory standards.
- Prepares all IV additive medications using sterile technique as directed by the pharmacist and according to the policies and procedures set by the pharmacy department.
- Responsible for safe and careful handling of chemotherapeutic medications
- Assembles materials for the preparation of the daily supply of IVs including medication labels, medications, solutions, syringes, needles, and administration sets and other equipment necessary.
- Assists pharmacist with labeling of IV bags and syringes with the computer generated patient name and drug/dose label. Ensures that all IVs are properly labeled with the information deemed necessary by the Intravenous Admixture Guidelines.
- Checks finished solutions for clarity and particulate matter and places IVs in proper storage area after the final check by the pharmacist.
- Assists pharmacist in maintaining workload records and statistics as required, including the chemo admixing log and chemo patient profile.
- Routinely checks expiration dates of IV medication in the pharmacy department and on the nursing units. Rotates and recycles stock when needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Required and
- Technical Diploma/Certificate Pharmacy Tech Required
Licenses and Certifications
- Registered Pharmacy Technician State of Florida Upon Hire Required
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge with pharmacy computer systems and word processing software.
- Demonstrates competency in IV Preparation.
- Knowledge of inventory control procedures including narcotic record keeping and unit dose medication systems.
About Us
Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
