Infusion Pharmacy Technician

Summit Health CityMD•New Providence, NJ

11d•$24 - $29

About The Position

We are hiring a Per Diem Infusion Pharmacy Tech to our team! Essential Job functions: The Infusion Pharmacy Technician will be expected to demonstrate ability to perform the following:

Requirements

High School Graduate/GED/ Equivalent Work
Vocational / Technical School / Diploma Program
New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Technician registration
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with PTCB
Minimum 2 years of hospital experience, including IV compounding
Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing
Standard Office Equipment (Phone, Fax, Copy Machine, Scanner, Email/Voice Mail)
Standard Office Technology in a Window based environment
BLS Certification
Valid License

Responsibilities

Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
Compounds medications, chemotherapy and biotherapy using proper aseptic technique.
Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
Properly handle and dispose of hazardous drugs and waste materials following OSHA and NIOSH guidelines.
Perform mathematical calculations to determine appropriate drug measurements for compounding of ordered medications.
Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for missing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
Enter and remove medications into and from the Nucleus System.
Conduct routine medication inventories including monitoring for drugs expiring, and assist with inventory control of medications in the infusion room, storage room and satellite locations.
Assist in ordering supplies and medication.
Receive and restock medications.
Maintain any necessary QA logs, including (but not limited to) cleaning logs, temperature logs, waste logs, expired and destroyed medication logs, and others.
Participate in training and orientation of new employees as needed.
Comply with the Summit Health incident reporting policy and procedures.
Adhere to all OSHA and Summit Health training and accomplishments as required per policy.
Provide other job duties as assigned.
Report issues and concerns to supervising pharmacist and manager in a timely manner.
Follow the established Intellidose Workflow