Compounding Pharmacy Technician Lead

Lake Huron Medical Center • Port Huron, MI

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About The Position

The Compounding Pharmacy Technician Lead works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and assists with pharmacy compounding activities that do not require a pharmacist’s professional judgment. The role ensures that compounding rooms, devices, supplies, and equipment comply with USP 795, 797, 800, and other applicable regulations. Its scope includes all pharmacy areas providing hazardous and non-hazardous, sterile and non-sterile compounding services.

The Lead also provides general pharmacy technician staffing support as needed, including maintaining patient records, setting up, packaging, and labeling medication doses, filling and dispensing routine orders for patient-care-area stock supplies, and maintaining drug and parenteral fluid inventories. The position uses automated drug delivery equipment and participates in medication delivery rounds and inspections.

Requirements

• At least five years of current hospital pharmacy technician experience.
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification, or obtain it within six months of hire.
• State Pharmacy Technician License/Registration if required by state regulations.
• Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT) or equivalent compounding certification, or agreement to obtain it within six months.
• Proficiency with various computer systems, EHR, ADS, and drug preparation or delivery systems.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of an ASHP-accredited or equivalent pharmacy technician training program.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compounding and batch compliance records.
• Orient and train compounding personnel as required.
• Oversee the IV work process.
• Oversee inventory and stock supplies in compounding areas.
• Assist with evaluations regarding IV compounding.
• Set and update IV room scheduling.
• Maintain environmental and waste compliance.
• Collect compliance statistics.
• Maintain quality assurance programs.
• Provide general oversight of compounding pharmacy personnel.
• Maintain patient records as part of general technician staffing duties.
• Set up, package, and label medication doses.
• Fill and dispense routine orders for stock supplies of patient-care areas.
• Maintain inventories of drug supplies and missing drugs with parenteral fluids.
• Use Automated Drug Delivery equipment.
• Conduct medication delivery rounds and inspections.
• Provide general oversight of pharmacy technicians.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED