Outpatient - Pharmacy Technician Dr soliman fakkeh hospital

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assembles and Dispenses pharmacy medications orders under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Performs re-packaging of oral dosage forms for outpatient dispensing, labels the re-packed containers with an appropriate record.
• Identifies and appropriately handles the nearly expired medications, storage and conditions for drug products and maintains necessary record.
• Calculates the amount of the drug product to prepare for a prescription.
• Demonstrates knowledge of proper storage & handling of hazardous materials found in her/him workplace, as well as first aid measures necessary for accidental exposure.
• Arranges the medications' stocks from medical stockroom to maintain an adequate supply of the stocks in the pharmacy.
• Ensures patient safety and safe medication management are practiced at all times.
• Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used non-prescription drugs (OTC).
• Reports to the pharmacy head any discovered medication errors & ADR.
• Enrolls in continuous education program regarding medication management practices, high risk medications, medication errors and others.
• Educates patients and their families about health conditions, treatments and preventative measures if applicable.
• Outpatient Pharmacy Automation related functions if applicable:

1. Maintain the stock of the Automated Storage and Retrieval Device in the outpatient pharmacy.
2. Serves as first line for troubleshooting and coordinates involvement of vendor technical support.
3. Coordinates automation maintenance, troubleshooting, and downtime.

• Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the job.

Skills and Abilities:

Actively strive to upgrade professional skills through engaging in appropriate professional training and experience.