Pharmacy Technician I, Outpatient Infusion Center, Per Diem

About the role

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsibilities

• Processes and releases orders using pharmacy dispense queue.
• Oncology order set up through gathering drug, diluent, base solution, tubing, filters, labels, as well as anything else required for compounding.
• Delivers patient medications to patient’s rooms and medication room areas.
• Maintains inventory, reorders, restocks, and monitors expiration dates of all medications in the pharmacy as well as floor stock medication provided via Pyxis.
• Familiar with pharmacy technology and equipment; capable of troubleshooting technical problems.
• Prepares and packages all forms of medications.
• Maintains required documentation in accordance with regulatory and hospital requirements and maintains respect for patient confidentiality.
• Generates necessary pharmacy reports.
• Conducts medication room inspections in assigned patient care area in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Assembles drugs in an accurate and efficient manner.
• Repackages bulk drugs and supplies into units of use containers.
• Maintains a clean work area and assists in quality indicator monitoring.
• Assists with yearly inventory in assigned areas.
• Participates in identifying problems or areas for improvement and assists supervisor with problem solving projects and improving operations.
• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities and/or teams.
• Prepares intravenous (IV) drugs using aseptic technique in compounding cytotoxic chemotherapy, targeted monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapy, oncolytic viruses and other IV drugs.
• Cleans IV room floors and surfaces according to institutional policy.

Requirements

3 years of previous experience.

Skills

• Proficiency in math
• Knowledge and ability to use a computer
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions with accuracy, efficiency, and dependability
• Positive work ethic
• Motivated and professional demeanor
• Teamwork promotion

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current license with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy
• Certified by a national governing body (e.g., PTCB or ExCPT)

Benefits

A signing bonus may be available; eligibility will be confirmed by the Recruitment Team during the interview process.

Pay

Hiring range: $21.19 – $38.13 per hour (based on a full‑time schedule of 40 hours per week). Final offer may vary based on scheduled hours; compensation for part‑time or reduced schedules will be prorated according to scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, weekends (Saturday and Sunday) as needed; Per Diem schedule; Shift 4 – Mixed Shift, 8 hours; located in the United States (Cost Center 10020‑3804, Outpatient Infusion Center Pharm).