Laboratory specialist vs pharmacist in charge

Differences between laboratory specialist and pharmacist in charge 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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Pharmacist in charge example responsibilities.

• Counsele patients on managing disease states, proper use of prescription and OTC drugs and on life style changes.
• Check prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contraindications before dispensing medications using OmniDX computer system.
• Oversee pharmacy operations including confirming new and refill prescription orders, conducting screenings for interactions and allergies, and dispensing medications.
• Check accuracy of physician calculations of TPN's for tube feed patients.
• Train pharmacy technicians in compounding intravenous medications in preparation for establishing a clean room via USP 797 standards.
• Lead pharmacy staff through sterile compounding process and employee aseptic assessments in compliance with USP 797 and 503B guidelines.
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