Laboratory specialist vs certified pharmacist technician

Differences between laboratory specialist and certified pharmacist technician duties and responsibilities

Laboratory specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage patient, and corporate information with compassion and confidentiality.
• Process specimens in the areas of chemistry, toxicology, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and microbiology.
• Perform general routine clinical laboratory testing in the areas of clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis and blood bank.
• Perform DNA and RNA isolation, standard and real time PCR, primer design, gene sequence analysis.
• Perform clinical laboratory procedures in hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis.
• Provide customer service to patients and clinicians while collecting specimens and providing patient education.
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Certified pharmacist technician example responsibilities.

• Manage return authorizations of expire and damage drugs to send back to vendor or Walgreens distribution center.
• Secure and manage PYXIS systems during facility emergencies.
• Manage assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks while supporting team members in promptly, safely and accurately filling patient prescriptions.
• Experience in patient intake, data entry, dosage calculations, Rx clarification, billing, adjudicate claims, and dispensing.
• Fill prescriptions under guidance a register pharmacist using intercom.
• Fill PYXIS machines on every floor of the hospital in a timely and accurate manner
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