Lead Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Technician

South Shore Health • Weymouth, MA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of the Pharmacy Technician Supervisor and Pharmacy Operations Manager, performs a wide variety of technical, quality management, process improvement and training functions within the Pharmacy Sterile Products Area. Serves as the Lead Pharmacy Technician in the Sterile Products Area.

Requirements

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Pharmacy Technician - Board of Registration in Pharmacy (Massachusetts)

Nice To Haves

• Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.
• Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.

Responsibilities

• Supports organizational and department goals by ensuring only properly trained colleagues are staffing the sterile products area.
• Coordinates yearly competencies of all staff trained in sterile compounding.
• Assists the Pharmacy Technician Supervisor by ensuring all staff trained in sterile compounding have appropriate fingertip sampling and media fill testing complete.
• Ensures all staff are fully competent with compounding skills and practices through regular assessments of skills and technique.
• Provides regular feedback, re-training or education when needed to IV room technicians.
• Recommends appropriate changes to support goals and mission to increase efficiency and decrease expense.
• Contributes to and supports fiscal management of department resources.
• Maintains good relationship with all pharmacy staff members to facilitate the communication of new policies and procedures.
• Motivates, directs, coaches, organizes and coordinates technical staff on assigned shift.
• Provides opportunity for staff input and feedback at daily huddles.
• Communicates any issue to the pharmacy technician supervisor or the management team.
• Helps develop and train new employees.
• Helps implement and monitor training programs to ensure all new technicians provide the highest quality of care to South Shore Hospital patients.
• Documents training and competency of all employees for supervisors review.
• Helps evaluates work performance of employees and makes recommendations for hiring, promotion, demotions, training, and other disciplinary actions and suspensions.
• Participates in annual performance and evaluation process of staff.
• Ensure all IV Room procedures are in line with sterile compounding practices and guidelines as described in USP-797 regulations.
• Makes recommendations to improve processes and resolve issues.
• Participates in pharmacy programs and policy development.
• Makes recommendations for improvements and changes to pharmacy policy and procedures.
• Ensures all IV Clean Room tasks are completed on a daily basis.
• Reviews Simplify797 tasks and helps follow up on tasks that are overdue.
• Responsible for environmental sampling plan which is completed by taking surface and air samples of microorganisms using microbiological growth media on a monthly basis.
• In collaboration with the Pharmacy supervisors or manager, reviews microbiology results and helps recommend appropriate follow-up or action plans when needed.
• Ensures all excursion events are documented, reported up the Pharmacy chain of command and associated action plans are completed.
• Responds to changes in demand, acuity and special circumstances to assure quality pharmacy service by delegating, prioritizing and coordinating workflow.
• Monitors timely preparation of intravenous medication.
• Confronts and resolves problems occurring in the sterile products area including issues related to the distribution, dispensing and procurement of medication and pharmacy supplies.
• Participates in committees and improvement teams that are relevant to Sterile product compounding.
• Participates on the Pharmacy Safety Team to ensure safe practice and improve safety with sterile product production.
• Helps maintains an orderly, clean and safe work environment.
• Minimizes work related risks.
• Performs all duties and responsibilities as described in the pharmacy technician job description related to sterile compounding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed