MOS 68Q - Pharmacy Specialist

MOS 68Q - Pharmacy SpecialistMOS 68Q - Pharmacy SpecialistThe pharmacy specialist prepares, controls, and issues pharmaceutical products under the supervision of a pharmacist or physician, or supervises pharmacy activities. Skill 68Q personnel require finger dexterity in both hands. The 5 Skill Levels Skill Level 1. Prepares, controls, and issues pharmaceutical products. Prescription handling and dispensing under close supervision, manually or using a computerized system receives, interprets, compounds, manufactures, files, labels, issues and files prescriptions, bulk drug, sterile product and/or unit dose orders. Evaluates orders to verify dosage, dosage regimen and quantity to be dispensed. Checks for completeness and correctness and for common interactions, incompatibilities, and availability. Refers questionable orders or questions on basic formulation to supervisor for clarification. Calculates and annotates proper dosage. Evaluates completed orders to ensure the integrity of the final product. Provides information regarding availability, strength, and composition of medications to physicians or pharmacists. Verifies patient eligibility for receipt of medication. Provides instructions to patients regarding medication consumption and side effects. Performs quality control checks on medications. Issues medications to patients, wards, clinics and other using agencies. Supply, administration, and maintenance assigns and records prescription numbers. Delivers unit doses, sterile products, bulk drug and controlled drug orders. Prepare prescription labels and affixes auxiliary labels. Maintains signature cards and prescription files. Prepares and maintains files of controlled substances stock cards, records, and work units. Maintains master formula record, batch sheet, and patient medication record. Maintains pharmacy reference files and publication library. Prepares and files pharmaceutical reports. Prepares requisitions for and receives, packs, unpacks, stores, safeguards, and accounts for inventories. Controls and issues pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies. Inspects, calibrates, operates and performs preventive maintenance on common pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging equipment. Cleans and disinfects pharmacy equipment and work areas. Packs, unpacks, loads and unloads equipment and assists in setting up unit equipment. Skill Level 2. Performs duties shown in preceding level of skill and provides technical guidance to lower grade personnel in accomplishment of these duties. Prepares, controls and issues pharmaceutical products to include chemotherapeutics. Evaluates sterile products and orders to include calculations, identification of drug interactions and drug compatibilities. Maintains pharmacy system database. Skill Level 3. Performs duties shown in preceding level of skill. Assists with or supervises pharmacy operations. Prescription handling and dispensing Refers questionable drug orders or questions on the basic for mulation to appropriate professional for clarification. Prepares master formula cards and drug control ledgers. Reviews and updates compounding formula reference file. Supervises requisitioning of voreingestellt and nonstandard supplies. Establishes and maintains stock levels. Researches and interprets pharmaceutical supply catalogs. Disposes of unserviceable and outdated pharmaceuticals. Organizes work schedules, assigns duties and instructs subordinates in work techniques, procedures, and evaluates pharmacy operations. Establishes work priorities and distributes the workload. Inspects pharmacy area to ensure orderly, clean and safe environment. Supervises operational maintenance program of pharmacy equipment. Prepares and conducts training programs. Evaluates personnel performance counsels personnel and prepares evaluation reports. Prepares and updates pharmacy Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Skill Level 4. Supervises pharmacy operations. Performs duties shown in preceding l evel of skill, Ensures compliance with quality control methods and procedures. Assists in compiling information for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meetings. Assists in revision and update of hospital formulary or drug list. Reviews work schedules. Establishes, reviews, evaluates and makes necessary revisions to training programs. Ensures compliance with Army and Federal rules, laws, and regulations relative to pharmacy operations, Directs and supervises supply inventories. Reviews established stock levels to ensure compliance with command guidance. Reviews requisitions for standard and non-standard items and emergency medications. Reviews, consolidates and prepares technical, personnel and administrative reports. Assists pharmacist in personnel matters. Prepares manpower survey reports. Coordinates pharmacy and personnel matters pertaining to the pharmacy with other elements of the medical treatment facility. Reviews operations to ensure compliance with ?Joint Commission Accre ditation Hospital Organizations (JCAHO) standards. (5) Skill Level 5. Supervises pharmacy activities within the Army Medical Department (AMEDD). Performs duties shown in preceding level of skill. Assists in establishment and operation of formal training programs for specialized areas. Ensures compliance with quality control standards for doctrinal material in formal training programs. Compiles information for Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee Meeting.? Required Qualifications Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of MOS. Pharmacy specialists must possess the following qualifications (1) A physical demands rating, of moderately heavy. (2) A physical profile, of 222221. (3) Normal color vision. (4) A minimum score, of 95 in aptitude area ST. (5) Formal training (completion of the MOS 68B course and MOS 68Q course conducted under the auspices of the AHS) mandatory or meet the civilian acquired skills criteria listed in AR 601-210. (6) No history of alcoholis m, drug addiction, or indiscriminate use of habit-forming or dangerous drugs. Additional Skill Identifiers (1) P5Master Fitness Trainer. (2) 25 Battle Staff Operations (skill level 3 and above). (3) 4AReclassification Training. Training/School Information Job training for a pharmacy specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 19 weeks of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in pharmaceutical tasks. Related Civilian Careers The skills you learn will help prepare you for a future as Pharmacy AssistantPharmacy Technician (Qualify for certification with additional study and the completion of a written exam)

Study This is how much non-compete clauses hurts employees

Study This is how much non-compete clauses hurts employeesStudy This is how much non-compete clauses hurts employeesBlinded by enthusiasm for our new jobs, too many of us do not look too closely at the language within our employment contracts. Fewer than 10% of new employees will try to negotiate their noncompete clauses, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury. But buyer beware those seemingly innocuous paragraphs can have an outsized impact on our careers.Noncompete clauses, or agreements to delay working for a competing company,can follow us long after weve left a job, limiting our options to find work in our cities and reducing our salaries for years.New research Noncompetes lead to lower wagesTraditionally, getting a new job at a competing firm or being recruited by an old coworker is one of the quickest paths toward a higher salary. But when youre under a noncompete, this path can be closed to you.Noncompete enforcement varies across states, with Florida having the among t he strictest enforcement and California having some of the lowest enforcement rates. Analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data from 30 states, new research published in the Academy of Management found that tech workers in states with stronger noncompete clauses are working at an economic disadvantage to their peers in states with less restrictive noncompetes.When you abflug your career in a state with strict noncompete clauses, your salary will be persistently less than your peers in less restrictive agreements for eight years, regardless of whether or not you leave the state, researchers found.Thats right, one job you took on a whim can haunt you for the rest of your employment history. Tech workers working in strict noncompete states earned about 4.4% less than their unbound peers over the first seven years.The lock-in effectResearchers called the consequences of noncompetes a lock-in effect a binding trap where employees are prevented from earning a competitive wage or working where they prefer.These noncompetes can also cause a brain drain for the states that uphold them. Workers under strict noncompete clauses were more likely to take their skills across state lines to find work, researchers found.The bottom lineThis research paints a cautionary tale for workers. Although noncompetes have been shown to protect trade secrets for employers, they can derail an employees career, reducing their bargaining power and sacrificing their right to walk away.Before you sign the dotted line of your contract, make sure to double check what exactly youre agreeing to do and for how long.

This is what happens in your brain when you sleep

This is what happens in your brain when you sleepThis is what happens in your brain when you sleepAlthough sleeping can feel as effortless as turning off the lights and waking up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, your brain is way more active at night than you may think.While you sleep, your brain cycles through two distinct stages of sleep rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM). The latter stage is broken down into three different pieces, and you can see how they differ in the infographic below, along with why REM stands alone as its own stage. You complete several full sleep cycles throughout the night, each lasting from 90 to 110 minutes, with your REM stages increasing in length as the night goes on. Keep reading to find out whats really going on behind the scenes in your brain when you sleep.Thispostwas originally published onSwirled.comin the Thrive section, which covers valuable career and personal finance content for Millennials.