Job Description:
- Documents activities consistent with clinic Guidelines and maintains a safe and clean working environment
- Understands oncology medications and can dispense drugs as prescribed by the treating oncologist
- Demonstrates competency in maintaining computerized medication profiles and processing medication lists for cart filling and IV admixtures.
- Maintains the medications in alphabetical order, by category, by generic name wise and by brand.
- Coordinate with the drug distributor to ensure ordering of complex Oncology medications as needed by the patients
- Maintains the operation of the unit dose area and drug mixing room. Competent dispensing medications per procedures and laws.
- Evaluates the appropriateness of medication orders for patients of all ages, diseases, and conditions. Responds to inappropriate orders appropriately.
- Provides therapeutic drug monitoring education, provides drug information to patients and provides patient education as identified and as requested.
- Participates in clinical and interdisciplinary patient care team as directed by the center head
- It has a good idea of the oncology drug market, their adverse reactions, and special needs according to patient needs.
Skills Required:
- Good communication skills, patience and energy along with the ability to converse fluently in English, Hindi and Telugu are a must.
- Should possess the ability to persuade through good communication skills.
- Ability to work closely with doctors and understand their needs from the pharmacy