Compounding Technician

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the pharmacist with the preparation and dispensing of medications and supplies using appropriate techniques
• Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations in order to obtain correct dose of medication
• Demonstrate & incorporates principles of safety, sterile product processing & infection control into daily activities as outlined in organization's policies/procedures
• Dispense products and record in pharmacy management software to generate delivery documents for prescription including ticket and labels
• Ensure that a licensed pharmacist on duty properly checks all outgoing prescriptions prior to delivery and participate in patient outreach process
• Assist with the selection, packing and delivery of specialty infusion products and services on a patient specific basis
• Contact patients, caregivers and other stakeholders to determine health, supplies or delivery matters and as needed
• Confirm delivery based on company protocols
• Affix pharmacy, preparation and all surfaces are maintained in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements
• Adhere to appropriate safety and quality assurance practices
• Comply with state and federal laws
• Aids in product purchasing, inventory and equipment management
• Covers the system of tracking infusion pumps and medical equipment
• Sterile Compounding - Where applicable
• Aseptically prepares all sterile product requests for patients upon receipt of physician orders in accordance with established policies & procedures
• Maintains appropriate logs & cleaning records of biomedical equipment
• Carries out various quality assurance procedures & testing specific to sterile compounding as required
• Aids in certification of staff and equipment specific to sterile compounding and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements

Required Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the State Board of Pharmacy of state employed
• Minimum of (5) years’ experience as a Pharmacy technician in a compounding pharmacy, if applicable
• IV tech certification is preferred
• Excellent Communication skills including reading, writing, and speaking
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
• Ability to compound, prepare and dispense medications/supplies including clean room maintenance
• Ability to record and maintain pharmacy records
• Understand how to calculate and check for correct doses of medication

Preferred Certification And Experience/Skill Requirements

• Experience working in an acute or specialty infusion pharmacy
• Experience working in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience with advanced sterile compounding, (Chemo, TPN, Antibiotics plus other complex therapies)
• Completion of an accredited Pharmacy Technician training program certified as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT - Pharmacy Tech Certification Board or ICPhT - Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy)