Clinical pharmacist vs accredited pharmacist technician

Differences between clinical pharmacist and accredited pharmacist technician duties and responsibilities

Clinical pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Train, manage and instruct pharmacy technicians, interns, and PharmD candidates on clinical rotations.
• Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
• Receive and verify drug orders from physicians using computerize physician order entry system, including cancer chemotherapy orders.
• Implement updated pediatric chemotherapy-induce nausea and vomiting (CINV) guidelines and policy for use in all pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy.
• Provide clinical assistance to the RPh staff in addition to case processing.
• Maintain sterile product manufacturing processes to comply with federal, state and local regulations and JCAHO standards.
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Accredited pharmacist technician example responsibilities.

• Perform diabetes interviews along with physician collaboration agreement to manage therapy and optimal goals.
• Prepare and dispense aseptic medications which include but not limit to antibiotics, chemotherapy, pediatric/NICU preparations and TPN preparation.
• Maintain patient-specific chemotherapy administration records.
• Initiate and operate successful community-base immunization programs.
• Refine and implement computer program to generate custom resuscitation medications and infusions worksheets, improving the dosing accuracy in critical situations.