Infusion Pharmacy Technician
Infusion Pharmacy Technician
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We are recruiting a FullTime Infusion Pharmacy Technician. This position will be scheduled for regular hours Monday through Friday at our LongTerm Care Pharmacy in Salisbury NC; our pharmacy is not open to the public.
This position requires a high level of responsibility and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Technician certification is preferred but not required.This pharmacy has a professional and creative work environment with a positive team atmosphere. It offers a competitive salary $1825 per hour based on experience and credentials and a benefits package.
Duties:
- Preparing sterile medications using aseptic technique.
- Infusion therapy inventory and supply management.
- Maintaining accurate documentation.
- Unitdose medication preparation in other areas in the pharmacy when neededand other daily pharmacy technician tasks as needed.
Experience:
- Compounding sterile medications in a clean room is preferred.
- Basic knowledge of USP 797 standards.
- Previous experience as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or clinical setting is preferred.
Qualifications
Neil Medical Group
Pharmacy Services Division
Pharmacy Technician Sterile Compounding
Position Summary:
The primary responsibility for this position is performing sterile infusion compounding. Based on daily infusion therapy volume and workload it may include all functions of a pharmacy technician including packaging medications restocking shelves checking pharmaceutical expiration dates maintaining appropriate inventory and nonsterile compounding. This position also includes managing infusion medication and supply inventory. One is expected to maintain his/her competency in sterile compounding.
Position Relationships:
- Must exhibit teamwork and work well with other pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.
- Reports to Pharmacy Technician Supervisor or Pharmacy Operations Manager.
Requirements:
Required:
- Prepare sterile infusion medications using aseptic technique
- The employee must be able to multitask work independently complete basic calculations and think critically.
- Must be registered with State Board of Pharmacy (as required)
Preferred but not required:
- Compounding sterile medications in a cleanroom
- Pharmacy certification (PTCB)
- Sterile compounding pharmacy certification
Position Competencies:
- Maintain cleaning of the cleanroom and logging USP 797 required data values
- Unload totes and sort medications from totes
- Restock shelves and communicate stock problems to appropriate personnel
- Maintain workstation and pharmacy shelves in a clean neat and orderly fashion
- Properly package and dispense medications according to specific facility requirements including storage requirements and expiration dates
- Prepare unitdose medications as needed
- Inventory stock levels of medications in the dispensing area and monitor for expiration dates
- Clean the workstation at the end of the day remove trash and turn off all equipment at work
- Complete cycle counts as assigned to ensure an appropriate inventory of nonsterile and sterile medications and supplies is on hand.
- Assist in scanning medications in delivery totes and ensure all medications are accounted for
- Assist other departments in pharmacy as needed (i.e. NDC changes scanning delivery sheets returned RTS sheets etc.
- Maintain competency in sterile compounding as required by USP 797 and other regulatory agencies.
- Prepare sterile compounds using proper aseptic technique
- Maintain sterile compounding area and cleanroom in compliance with USP 797 standards.
- Complete daily compounding assignments and checklists
- Clean all areas of sterile compounding area daily and participate in monthly cleaning
- Report any deviation in practice or function of the sterile compounding area to your supervisor
- Train new pharmacy technicians as needed
- File daily/weekly paperwork
- Other duties as assigned
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
