Position Overview
Summary The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician works at the Syracuse VA Medical Center processes and fills inpatient medication orders (unit dose, IV admixture, ward stock, etc). The incumbent will also maintain the medication storage and stocking processes for the Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC), communicate department requests and needs to ancillary departments both verbally and written, and train staff in departmental processes and procedures as appropriate. Responsibilities Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties may include but are not limited to: Unit Dose: - Reviews all orders for therapeutic propriety, the technician reviews all orders for technical accuracy and prepares the order, if necessary, so that the item dispensed corresponds to the drug and dose ordered. - Prepares and/or prepacks individual unit dose medications to be dispensed to the inpatient and clinic areas. - Ensures all medication is labeled appropriately to include barcode, drug name and dose, expira...