Pharmacy Tech Infusion Services

Dignity Health Medical Group • Elk Grove, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Dignity Health Medical Foundation, established in 1993, is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Today, Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers, we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies, finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care, while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled, qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.
As our Pharmacy Technician Infusion Services, you will, under the supervision of a Provider, Pharmacist, or Oncology Certified Nurse, prepare sterile medications, including hazardous drugs, for administration in a physician-office clinic. You will also support the procurement of medications, bio-technology products, and related pharmacy items to meet the supported clinics' needs.
To be successful in this role, you will possess strong communication and detail-orientation skills, as well as a strong knowledge of medications, bio-technology products, pharmaceutical supplies and equipment and pharmacy terminology.

Requirements

• 2 years of IV room compounding experience including hazardous medications, or completion of appropriate training program.
• Clear and current CA Pharmacy Tech license
• HS diploma
• Knowledge of the sources and availability of medications, biotechnology products, pharmaceutical supplies and equipment and related items.
• Knowledge of generic and trade drug names and pharmacy terminology.
• Ability to perform pharmacy calculations.
• Working knowledge of pharmacy buyer practices.

Responsibilities

• Performs all necessary pharmaceutical calculations and prepares sterile parenteral medications, including hazardous drugs, for administration upon authorized provider order.
• Provides information for medications prepared and administered to clinic billing staff as required by CMS and commercial payers.
• Performs and documents inspections of the medication and supplies inventories to ensure that expired or otherwise unusable drugs are removed and replaced when appropriate.
• Places pharmaceutical orders for the supported clinics, including reviewing each order for optimized cost savings, participating in implementing the CSH formulary for clinics, coordinating ordering of backorders items and assures allocated amounts are received, consulting with pharmacy leaders for cost-effective alternatives during drug shortages when needed, complying with contracts when placing orders for drug products, coordinating returns of unused medications as allowed by policy.
• Ensure clinic compliance with all requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act and related Dignity Health policies and procedures by retrieving and maintain transactional data from vendors and drop shipped items that are shipped to clinics.
• Coordinate clinic response to medication recalls by reviewing and identifing medication purchase history for the supported clinics for each medication recall and assuring all recall actions are reconciled.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees