| Job Title |
Sterile-products Processor |
| Job Description |
Operates Water Still, Mixer, Clarifier, And Filtering Unit To
Process Liquid And Powder Ingredients Into Sterile Medications:
Turns Valves To Admit Deionized Water And Steam To Still And
Circulate Water Through Condenser For Distillation. Pours
Metered Or Measured Amount Of Distilled Water Into Container,
Weighs Out Or Dumps Preweighed Ingredients Into Water And Lowers
Mixing Head Into Solution To Dissolve And Mix Ingredients. Turns
Dial On Ph Meter To Standard Acidity Reading, Immerses
Electrodes In Beaker Of Buffer Solution, And Adds Acid Or
Alkali, As Specified, To Achieve Prescribed Acidity. Pours
Mixture Into Clarifier Unit To Remove Insoluble Material.
Immerses Bacteriological Filtering Candle In Clarified Solution,
Connects Tubing Between Candle And Collecting Vessel, And Starts
Vacuum Pump To Draw Solution Through Candle Pores To Remove
Bacteria And Spores And Produce Sterile Product. May Set Up
Ampoule- Or Vial-filling Machine. May Operate Equipment To
Produce Sterile, Deionized Water Used In Sterile Medications.
May Sterilize Equipment, Using Autoclave And Disinfectant
Solution.
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