Pharmacy Technician (595)

About the role

Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, the technician helps to prepare medications with sterile compounding, maintains the compounding area and equipment, and monitors inventory. Also facilitating the shipment or delivery of medications to patients and providers.

Responsibilities

• Assists the pharmacist in maintaining federal, state and local laws, accrediting body standards, and Policies and Procedures (P&Ps).
• Performs IV admixtures sterility testing in accordance with policy and maintains appropriate documentation.
• Assists the pharmacists in the preparation and labeling of medications as allowed by law.
• Prepares sterile parenterals following appropriate aseptic technique and obtaining required checks by pharmacists.
• Assembles drugs and supplies by matching codes and quantities from the compounding document.
• Ensures correct labeling of product.
• Checks the final product for the absence of particulate matter and container integrity.
• Ensures compounded product gets matched to the right delivery just prior to shipping.
• Conducts quality control and sterility testing.
• Assists the pharmacist in maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Orders, receives and stores medications and supplies.
• Performs physical inventories according to P&Ps.
• Maintains pharmacy records including filing and documenting required information on dispensing records.
• Maintains and tracks DME and other equipment including cleaning and calibration activities.
• Cleans work areas routinely in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Communicates appropriately with all members of the healthcare team.
• Documents appropriately according to AristaCare P&Ps, all activities using required paperwork (logs).
• Participates in Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance activities, education programs and department/branch meetings.
• Serves as Process Owner as assigned.
• Completes all mandatory and regulatory training programs.
• Answers customer calls.
• Provides flexibility to meet the needs of patients and providers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.