Pharmacy

The Dual-Role Staff Problem: Scheduling Employees Who Split Time Between the Lab and Another Department

Article, Competency Software, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Scheduling /

Staff who fulfill two different roles are more common than you’d think. Dual-role staff arrangements exist because they make operational sense. Unfortunately, they can also create a scheduling compliance problem that sits in the gap between two departments, two sets of managers, and two sets of accountability. The Jurisdiction Problem Under CLIA, the laboratory director

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The Ratio That Runs Your Schedule: How Pharmacist-to-Technician Requirements Shape Pharmacy Staffing

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Scheduling practices in pharmacies have always carried complexities when compared to scheduling done in other departments. Pharmacist-to-technician ratios are state-regulated and can vary significantly by jurisdiction. For some states, there are hard numerical limits. For others, there are set ratios that vary based on whether technicians are performing certain functions, whether the pharmacy uses automated

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