Chemo Prep Tech

OneOncology•Nashville, TN

11d

About The Position

The Chemo Prep Tech safely and aseptically prepares chemotherapy and other medications for patients, manages the Nucleus system, and maintains accurate, organized records of mixing-room transactions. The technician prepares and dispenses medications in accordance with organizational policies and procedures, clean-room guidelines, and applicable safety standards. The role includes verifying medication orders and patient information, evaluating relevant clinical information, calculating and preparing medication doses, and working with nursing staff to validate chemotherapy and infusion pump settings before distribution. The technician also maintains medication inventories, clinical logs and reports, equipment and work areas, and assigned patient drug programs. The position supports nursing staff and helps orient and train newly hired pharmacy technicians. The technician must maintain current certification and annually document attendance at a seminar on aseptic preparation of parenteral products and safe handling of cytotoxic drugs.

Requirements

Professionally certified pharmacy technician.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to take direction.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to patients and employees.
Ability to build rapport with patients and provide exceptional direct patient care.
Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
Patient-service orientation.
Maintain current technician certification.
Provide annual documentation of attendance at at least one seminar on aseptic preparation of parenteral products and safe handling of cytotoxic drugs.

Nice To Haves

Chemotherapy admixture experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Prepare and dispense medications, including chemotherapy, biologics, and other sterile products, using proper aseptic technique and following clean-room guidelines and procedures.
Manage the Nucleus system and perform its daily and monthly duties as outlined in policy and procedure.
Check orders for completeness, verify patient information and physician authorization, assess order appropriateness, and check for insurance approval before admixture.
Evaluate critical patient information and review CBC results before beginning admixture or pulling medications; notify an RN if there are questions about CBC values.
Calculate treatment cycle and day, recalculate drug doses as a verifier, calculate dosage volumes, and select appropriate diluents.
Prepare chemotherapy and other medications as ordered, verify chemotherapy orders with a nurse, label syringes and bags, and obtain RN validation before distribution.
Dispense medications according to organizational policies and place them in transport bags for nursing staff.
Prepare continuous infusion pumps according to physician orders and maintain pump logs, clean pumps, and clean pump packs for reuse.
Inventory medications at the end of each workday and use Pharmacy Reports to maintain appropriate two-day target-drug levels for the clinic.
Maintain the indigent patient drug program for the assigned clinic.
Document patient information in the EMR; generate and review daily clinical reports and route them to appropriate personnel; maintain clinical logs.
Assist nursing staff as needed with stocking supplies, clinic organization, and cleanup.
Assist with orientation and training of newly hired pharmacy technicians.
Keep the work area and equipment clean and organized; clean the BSC at the beginning and end of each shift and as required by policy, including after a drug spill.
Wear appropriate PPE, dispose of mixing waste properly, and follow safety standards for chemotherapy and hazardous drugs, including appropriate use of chemotherapy spill kits.
Maintain current technician certification and document annual attendance at a seminar on aseptic preparation of parenteral products and safe handling of cytotoxic drugs.