Pharmacy Student Assistant

Posting Number

G/R28670P

Pharmacy Student Assistant

Vet Med-VTH Pharmacy

Athens Area

Employee

$18.00 per hour

04/13/2025

03/12/2025

Yes

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Support technical staff in ensuring quality veterinary care by assisting Pharmacy Technicians with compounding a wide variety of products for use in both client and research animals, including chemotherapy drugs under the supervision of Pharmacists or Pharmacy Technician Supervisor. Utilizes extensive mathematical skills in the compounding and filling of prescriptions for a wide variety of species and medications. Ensures proper disposal of expired medications, accurate billing to patient/client accounts, and filling the Cubex automated controlled medication supply machine.

Experience in customer service, veterinary animal care, or general work in a hospital setting.

Functions under general oversight of Pharmacist to assist in or compound specialized and individualized dosage for medications according to species and animal size/weight including for parenteral, enteral, topical, and diagnostic products, including oncology compounds. Complies with state and federal laws and VTH Pharmacy’s standard operating procedures. Participates with the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Supervisor in monitoring and maintaining drug inventories and preparing orders for drugs and related supplies.

Accurately reads and understands medication compounds in order to manipulate drug formulations and calculate appropriate dilutions and concentrations. This includes reviewing drug concentration information to dilution materials and the size/weight/species of patient to fulfill Pharmacist’s orders. Performs extensive mathematical calculations to determine appropriate drug measurements in order to compound ordered medications.

Accurately weighs, measures and mixes raw material ingredients, monitors agitation, heating and cooling processes, and other parameters to ensure finished batches of creams, gels, capsules, and liquids meet specifications.

Uses necessary equipment: torsion balance, scales, capsule packing machine, peristaltic pump, various filtration systems, and autoclave. Wears personal protective equipment to safely compound oncology/chemotherapy medications. Accurately counts/measures medications, transfers materials/medications into properly labeled, safety approved containers for final review by the Pharmacist including automated medications dispensing system: CUBEX. Cleans and sanitizes equipment and completes all documentation to maintain compliance with current USP standard (non-sterile compounding) and Pharmacy quality standards.

Completes detailed and accurate records or logs of procedures, compounding records, and other pharmacy records as indicated. Performs and…