Pharmacy Technician (Infusion)

OneOncology • Garden City, MI

74d

About The Position

At The Cancer & Hematology Centers, we are dedicated to help, healing, and hope for cancer patients and their families. We provide our patients with advanced treatments, innovative research, and, above all else, compassionate care. Our patients receive the most comprehensive, contemporary cancer care balanced with the compassion of a dedicated nursing and support staff. Treating cancer requires a team of committed and caring health care professionals working together to understand and address your needs. In addition to caring physicians, we have a full range of support staff available to assist you and your family, such as oncology-certified nurses, social workers, experienced lab and pharmacy personnel, and a psychologist. Our focus is not just on healing but also on helping and offering hope. We know that being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing event, and it takes a lot of adjustment to accept the emotional and physical realities of this disease. Our staff understands what you’re going through and can offer compassion and resources to help. To us, it’s important that healing isn't just centered on your disease site. Our cutting-edge cancer care is available close to home. Our medical staff have close ties to prominent hospitals and ongoing cancer research, and we bring those breakthrough advances to our regional centers to progress the level of care that is offered right here at home.

Requirements

• Michigan Licensed Pharmacy Technician
• Experience in retail pharmacy and/or infusion pharmacy, claim reconciliation or accounting background helpful.

Responsibilities

• Dispense prescription drugs to patients and assist in the preparation and charging of medications and supplies under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Provide quality patient care and excellent customer service.
• Process, enter, and interpret physician orders focusing on either infusion pharmacy or specialty retail pharmacy.
• Follow departmental procedures with regard to inventory control, claims submission, and other administrative tasks.
• Input customer and prescription data into pharmacy computer system.
• Create prescription labels, accurately retrieve medication for dispensing, and place medication into prescription containers.
• Ensure excellent customer service in the Retail Pharmacy department.
• Inventory control and accurate handling of pharmaceuticals, packing slips, and invoices.
• Handle telephone inquiries, and assist in resolving issues and complaints in a timely manner.
• Ensure claims are properly filed in the QS-1 NRx environment.
• Enter customer purchases into Point-of-Sale system.
• Accept telephone prescriptions and refills from physician offices as well as written prescriptions from patients.
• Complete paperwork related to filling prescriptions.
• Using aseptic technique, accurately prepare Compounded Sterile Products (CSP), including anticancer chemotherapeutic medications under the direct or indirect supervision of a Pharmacist.
• Ensure the safety of all patients and personnel by following CHC protocols and NIOSH/OSHA guidelines for preparation, delivery, and disposal of potentially cytotoxic agents.
• Enter physician orders correctly, check patient profiles, allergies, duplicate therapies, and drug interactions for review by a Pharmacist or other qualified healthcare professional.
• Precisely charge and credit patients, nursing units, and other facilities for medications dispensed from Pharmacy.
• Monitor and maintain drug (including controlled substances), research, indigent, and sample inventories and associated logs.
• Perform all other duties assigned.

What This Job Offers