Pharmacy Technician Investigational Drug Service - Full Time Days - Detroit

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepares and pre-packages chemotherapy medications and/or other medications requiring special handling, preparation or accountability.
• Reads and transcribes prescription orders and prepares prescription labels for medication dispensed.
• Maintains appropriate records of medications dispensed.
• Restocks the drug dispensing areas and maintains the cleanliness and aseptic conditions of the Class II Vertical Flow Hood and/or other required equipment.
• Assists in preparing and presenting programs and protocols involving proper handling of chemotherapeutic and/or other medications that require special handling, preparation or accountability.
• Assists in training hospital personnel in the safe handling of chemotherapeutic and/or other special agents.

Education/Experience Required

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Valid Pharmacy Technician license from the State of Michigan.
• At least one year of experience as a Hospital Pharmacy Technician and/or Retail Pharmacy Technician (retail experience applies only to medication history positions).
• Prior experience in intravenous medication preparation in a hospital or home infusion setting.
• The ability to maintain records and perform calculations.
• The ability to safely handle and manipulate cytotoxic and other special drugs and incidental equipment used in drug preparation, including the ability to work aseptically in a vertical flow hood environment.
• The ability to maintain Investigational Drug Research Records and to validate doses ordered using Investigational Drug Protocols.
• The ability to maintain (lift, carry, stock) pharmacy inventory and deliver prescriptions (transport) to nursing units.
• The ability to use a computer keyboard and type approximately 25 WPM.
• The ability to read, interpret and utilize literature relating to medications that require special handling, preparation or accountability to develop or modify, in consultation with a supervising pharmacist, departmental protocols pertaining to the use of these agents.