Pharmacy Technician

AIS Healthcare is the leading provider of Targeted Drug Delivery (TDD) and Infusion Care. With our diverse culture and values around Innovation, Stewardship, and Unity, we are committed to Advancing Quality and Improving Lives. We are dedicated to doing more for our patients by providing quality products and services that enhance the entire care experience.

About the role

This position is responsible for accurately and efficiently performing the staging process, assisting with verifying compounding pharmacists in a cleanroom environment, quality control, maintenance, and cleaning of the pharmacy work areas.

Schedule

8:30 AM – 7:00 PM, four days a week, with the off day rotating one day forward each week. This shift qualifies for a $3.00/hour shift differential pay for 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

Responsibilities

• Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in the performance of job duties; respects patient’s rights to privacy and confidentiality.
• Processes patient-specific orders from the physician.
• Completes the order entry process for all prescriptions sent to the pharmacy.
• Verifies that the pharmacist pulls the correct drug and the correct amount of drug based on the compounding record.
• Ensures pharmacists have all supplies needed for compounding.
• Confirms what the pharmacist has in the syringe and assists with any inaccuracies.
• Cleans the clean room and other areas of the pharmacy based on pharmacy policies and procedures to ensure the facility is USP compliant.
• Communicates with pharmacists throughout the compounding process to ensure orders are correct.
• Reworks orders if an inaccuracy is detected and helps conduct a root cause analysis to determine how the mistake was made to ensure it does not happen again.
• Maintains the “staging” area to set up drug and supply orders for preparation by staff in the clean room.
• Prints all packing lists and labels, sets up the staging area to process shipments, assembles and labels tubes, and places final compounded medication with the appropriate package.
• Obtains, interprets, and evaluates all physician medication orders.
• Verifies accuracy of dispensing, medical, and laboratory data.
• Performs bubble point integrity test according to pharmacy policy and procedures.
• Garb (dress) into appropriate and distinctive clean room attire before entering the compounding area, including a full coverall with integrated hood, goggles, gloves, shoe covers, and a face mask to obtain 100% skin coverage.
• Participates in initial training and competencies as well as ongoing training associated with the performance of job duties.
• Accurately maintains all legally required records.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Assists the supervisor in training new staff and provides appropriate feedback as necessary.
• Maintains department facilities, equipment, and materials in a condition to promote efficiency, health, comfort, and safety of patients and staff.
• Follows and assists in inventory control procedures.
• Completes paperwork and computer-related duties.
• Shares knowledge gained with other staff members and works as a team member.
• Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) equivalent is required.
• Registration with the State Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire is required.
• Completion of pharmacy technician training and certified through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National HealthCareer Association (NHA), required, with certification to be completed within twelve months of employment.
• Laboratory or healthcare experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must pass all pharmacy and sterile compounding competencies within the first 90 days of employment.
• Must be able to fully comply with garbing requirements for extended periods of time.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in the workplace.
• Demonstrates extreme attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Good personal hygiene and adherence to all personnel hygiene and gowning requirements as outlined in USP.
• Basic computer proficiency and knowledge in the use of Microsoft applications.