Pharmacy Technician

About This Role

This role involves performing a variety of technical and support tasks to assist pharmacists in the formulation, preparation, dispensing, and delivery of medications and pharmaceutical supplies. The technician works under the supervision of a pharmacist and the direction of a group leader or specialist, adhering to established policies, procedures, and regulations, while considering the age of the patients served.

Responsibilities

• Know and act in accordance with the principles of the Brown University Health Corporate Compliance Program and Code of Conduct
• Assist in the formulation and preparation of medications by reviewing practitioner medication orders and preparing medications for review and dispensing by a pharmacist
• Perform general operations of electronic drug dispensing systems (EDDS; e.g., Omnicell) for inventory control and distribution of pharmaceuticals and related supplies, including maintaining, assigning, refilling, and removing medication (including controlled substances), and generating and interpreting reports
• Maintain operating room medication inventory, including controlled substances
• Prepare intravenous admixtures including chemotherapy, critical care infusions, and pediatric infusions utilizing aseptic techniques in a controlled environment according to computer-generated and/or pharmacist-approved formulation records, including proper manipulation, labeling, and expiration dating
• Work in a United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) 797 clean room environment and in accordance with its procedures
• Prepare and repackage non-sterile pharmaceutical products according to computer-generated and/or pharmacist-approved formulation records, including proper technique, labeling, and expiration dating, in accordance with USP 795 procedures
• Perform controlled substance discrepancy resolution in conjunction with other licensed health care professionals
• Participate in controlled substances inventory management in the Pharmacy and the hospital
• Deliver medications to clinic, procedural, treatment, operating room, and patient care areas
• Retrieve medication orders
• Repackage and label medications for distribution in accordance with pharmacist-approved Packaging and Labeling Records
• Prepare various emergency medication kits for pharmacist review and distribution to patient care areas
• Perform routine procurement and inventory management of medications, including ordering and receipt of chemotherapy and other pharmaceutical supplies
• Complete necessary paperwork for controlled substance procurement and verify receipt of such
• Process medication requisitions for departments and laboratories for pharmacist verification
• Reconcile patient and department medication charges
• Perform routine preventive maintenance to all equipment according to standards