Per Diem Pharmacy Technician - Sterile Compounding (Relief/8-Hour Rotating Shifts)
About The Position
If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. Rotating - 08 Hour (United States of America) This is a Stanford Health Care job. A Brief Overview This position assists the pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical services (e.g. processing prescriptions) in compliance with applicable State Board of Pharmacy regulations. Functions include those allowed by the Board of Pharmacy and are always checked before the product is released from the pharmacy. The Pharmacy Technician works under close supervision. Performs entry level work for a minimum of 6 months to about one year (regardless of years of experience gained elsewhere). Locations Stanford Health Care What you will do Enters patient medication orders into the pharmacy computer system; operates automated compounding and dispensing machines for preparation and storage of medications under the direct supervision of a pharmacist Maintains medication inventory; places and receives stock replacement orders Prepares, compounds and labels intravenous admixtures, cancer chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition patient specific doses using strict aseptic technique. Prepares, packages, compounds and labels non-sterile drug products for specific patients with appropriate final pharmacist checks.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent Required
- Six (6) months of progressively responsible and directly related work experience, or Pharmacy Technician Externship performed at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Department of Pharmacy. Required
- Ability to adapt to and deal with change and ambiguity
- Ability to perform routine mathematical calculations; weighing, measuring and documentation with accuracy
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines
- Ability to solve problems and identify solutions
- Ability to speak and write effectively at a level appropriate for the job
- Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
- Ability to work in a fast paced work environment
- Ability to work with devices, information systems, automated and technical equipment utilized in pharmacy
- Knowledge of computer systems and software used in functional area
- Knowledge of influence of patient's age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods and diagnostic procedures on drug activity and disposition
- Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility
- Knowledge of Medical terminology and abbreviations; pharmacology and pharmacological nomenclature; medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states
- Knowledge of methods and procedures involved in proper handling and storing of pharmaceutical supplies
- Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice
- IPH - Intern Pharmacist or CPHT - Cert Pharmacy Tech
Responsibilities
- Enters patient medication orders into the pharmacy computer system; operates automated compounding and dispensing machines for preparation and storage of medications under the direct supervision of a pharmacist
- Maintains medication inventory; places and receives stock replacement orders
- Prepares, compounds and labels intravenous admixtures, cancer chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition patient specific doses using strict aseptic technique.
- Prepares, packages, compounds and labels non-sterile drug products for specific patients with appropriate final pharmacist checks.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
