Pharmacy Technician Sterile Compounding

$40,976 - $40,976/Yr

SSM Health Care - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Entry Level

Oklahoma City, OK

Hospitals

About the position

The Pharmacy Technician Sterile Compounding position at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital involves assisting pharmacists in preparing sterile compounded IV, irrigation, and chemotherapy solutions. The role requires adherence to established procedures and policies, ensuring compliance with sterile compounding regulations, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment. This full-time position includes variable shifts, including evenings and weekends, and offers a starting pay of $19.70 per hour, with additional shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Compounds, packages, and labels drugs.
• Maintains all required records and utilizes a computer system to run labels.
• Consults with a pharmacist and monitors for duplicate or conflicting entries.
• Complies with all sterile compounding regulations, standards, and policies (i.e. USP 797 and USP 800).
• Calculates dosage volumes, converting between metric and apothecary equivalents.
• Helps to ensure accurate documentation and billing to ensure compliance.
• Works with pharmacist and prescriber to resolve rejections and/or questions to facilitate the timely disposition of orders.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and sterile work area in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Performs and documents daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning practices and environmental testing.
• Disposes of all materials per policies and procedures that are used when mixing hazardous or non-hazardous IVs.
• Follows all procedures for documenting and dispensing controlled substances.
• Handles controlled substances in a manner that ensures accountability and security.
• Assures medications are available for patients by assisting in inventory control including ordering, checking in orders, stocking shelves, updating the inventory system, rotating stock, and processing recalls.
• Conducts periodic inspections where sterile compounding components are stored in the pharmacy for outdated and unusable components and quarantining them in a separate area from usable stock.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• One year experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Valid Pharmacy Technician Certification certification.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible Payment Options through DailyPay
• Upfront Tuition Coverage through FlexPath Funded