Pharmacy Technician 3

Job description

• Prepare, mix and compound sterile medications, including chemotherapy.
• Adherence to aseptic procedures when preparing, mixing and compounding sterile hazardous and non-hazardous medications.
• Performs pharmaceutical calculations in verifying dosage for medications to be prepared.
• Cleans and maintains primary and secondary engineering controls (e.g., vertical and laminar flow hoods) and equipment used to compound sterile hazardous and non-hazardous medications (e.g. repeater pump, work surfaces), discarding all non-preserved and/or non-labeled solutions in order to keep work area clean and orderly.
• Assist pharmacist through performance of the following technical support activities:
• Computer order entry of inpatient and outpatient orders.
• Filling unit dose medication orders.
• Select ordered medications from inventory to fill new orders or to provide 24-hours medication for distribution to patient's room.
• Answering telephone, filing, billing / crediting and medication profile maintenance.
• Load and refill medications into automated dispensing cabinet stations.
• Maintain manufacturing logs and document to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Prioritize labels from new orders to assure that product is delivered to label location at least one hour prior to label due time.
• Perform other technician duties as assigned based on operational needs.
• High School Diploma,
• Active State of Oregon Pharmacy Technician License AND
• 2 years of pharmacy work experience, or equivalent additional education; AND
• Certification from the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcareer Association. Certification must be maintained.

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):
• Ability to read and understand medical-related terms.
• Ability to perform basic pharmaceutical mathematics calculations.
• Skill at manipulating small objects, e.g., needles, syringes, ampules.
• Ability to use mechanical system for transfer of fluids.
• Knowledge of and skill at application of aseptic technique.
• Ability to establish priorities in workflow.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work under supervision of diverse Pharmacists.
• Formal pharmacy technician training program
• Inpatient and outpatient hospital pharmacy experience.
• Medical and scientific nomenclature