Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

The Lead Pharmacy Technician role is comprehensive and includes responsibility for drug purchasing, drug shortage management, drug recall audits, completion of controlled substance audits, oversight of USP Chapter

compliance, and components of technician training. Drug purchasing responsibilities include daily ordering, monitoring for drug shortages, and transfer of drugs throughout the hospital as needed. Drug-recall audit responsibilities include review of drug recall notices and evaluation of current inventory. USP Chapter

compliance responsibilities include evaluation of guideline compliance and education of other technicians when procedures change. The Lead Pharmacy Technician also supports other pharmacy technicians by filling in when needed, providing hands-on training, and coordinating training schedules. The Lead Technician assesses baseline skill level for new technicians and schedules new technician initial training and competencies. Other duties includes Management of special drop shipment directly to the hospital, creating work schedule for technicians, help with MediTech addition / modification of drug, modify / add medication into automated dispensing systems when formulary changes occur, Interviewing applicants for pharmacy technician positions. The lead technician typically works Monday through Friday and does not work nights or weekends.

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