Pharmacist supervisor vs accredited pharmacist technician

Differences between pharmacist supervisor and accredited pharmacist technician duties and responsibilities

Pharmacist supervisor example responsibilities.

• Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
• Educate patients extensively on drug therapy, including over-the counter drugs, herbal medicines and nutritional supplements.
• Perform medication cart quarterly reviews when request and education programs to long-term care facility staff and family members of patients.
• Interpret and dispense prescribed medications, averaging 200 a day, administer immunizations, conduct off site flu immunization clinics.
• Perform dosage calculation of various drugs including antibiotics for various age population with consideration of age, renal and hepatic functions.

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.