Pharmacy Technician Sterile Compounding

Intermountain Health•Cancer Centers of Colorado, CO

4d•$21 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Pharmacy team at Intermountain Health Cancer Center at Saint Joseph Hospital and play a vital role in supporting patients throughout their cancer treatment journey. As a Pharmacy Technician Sterile Compounding, you'll provide specialized support for our growing Cancer and Infusion Center, helping ensure patients receive life-saving therapies safely, accurately, and with compassion. Working alongside pharmacists, nurses, providers, and other caregivers, you'll contribute to the timely preparation and delivery of sterile compounded medications that directly impact the patient experience and support exceptional oncology care. This role offers the opportunity to develop specialized expertise in sterile compounding, hazardous drug handling, infusion pharmacy operations, inventory management, procurement, purchasing, and regulatory compliance within a rapidly growing oncology infusion practice. Technicians in this role prepare sterile compounded medications in a USP <797> and USP <800> compliant environment and may handle hazardous medications used in cancer treatment. Appropriate PPE, engineering controls, and comprehensive training are provided to support safe handling practices and compliance with safety standards. Prior sterile compounding experience is preferred but not required. We welcome pharmacy technicians with a strong foundation in pharmacy practice and a desire to expand their skills in sterile compounding, hazardous drug handling, and oncology pharmacy services. Through involvement in medication assistance activities, procurement processes, workflow improvement projects, and pharmacy operations, you'll gain valuable exposure to the broader functions of a specialized oncology infusion pharmacy while working alongside highly skilled pharmacists and clinicians. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working with dependable teammates, and are passionate about making a meaningful impact on patients' lives, you'll find purpose and belonging here. Together, we're helping people live the healthiest lives possible, one patient at a time. Saint Joseph Hospital was founded in Denver in 1873 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth as the first private teaching hospital in Colorado. Today, it remains the largest private teaching hospital in Denver. The hospital provides a tradition of healthcare that includes compassionate caregivers, stellar clinical expertise and active clinical partnerships with National Jewish Health and community physicians.

Requirements

High School or equivalent is required
Current pharmacy technician certification and/or license applicable to state of practice.
Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of approved drugs, controlled substances, and investigational agents.
Carrying, hearing/listening, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling/pushing, seeing, climbing, crawling, speaking, squatting/kneeling, standing, walking as needed to perform job duties.

Nice To Haves

Experience with sterile compounding of chemotherapy and other hazardous medications in an oncology or infusion setting.
Prior sterile compounding experience

Responsibilities

Prepare sterile compounded medications in a USP <797> and USP <800> compliant clean room environment.
Safely prepare, handle, transport, and dispose of hazardous medications, including antineoplastic agents used in oncology infusion therapy.
Support pharmacy operations through inventory management, medication assistance, medication procurement, purchasing support, and supply management activities.
Assist with regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and workflow improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with pharmacists, nurses, providers, and other caregivers to ensure safe, accurate, and timely medication preparation and delivery.
Sterile compounding of hazardous and non-hazardous medications, including chemotherapy treatments, to support patients throughout their cancer care journey.
Maintain a safe, compliant cleanroom environment through routine cleaning, monitoring, and quality assurance activities.
Coordinate medication inventory, preparation, and delivery to the Cancer and Infusion Center to ensure timely access to specialized therapies and exceptional patient care.
Assists with all phases of pharmacy services while under the supervision of a pharmacist as required by state of practice and job duties.
Answers phones and provides excellent customer service as appropriate to practice site.
Assists the pharmacist in collecting clinical and other patient information and maintaining appropriate records as required by regulation and policy.
Utilizes pharmacy technology effectively to prepare medication orders for dispensing, performs calculations as necessary, and compounds medications for accurate compounding as appropriate to practice site, in accordance with state law, policies, procedures, and protocols.
Attains appropriate supervision and accuracy checks by the pharmacist(s) and clearly understands when a pharmacist must verify tasks and activities.
Accurately fills and maintains medication supplies including verifying and monitoring controlled substance inventories to ensure security, accuracy, cost effectiveness, and 340B/Charging management as required to practice site.
Packages and labels medications accurately and appropriately to minimize waste as appropriate to practice site and job duties.
Ensures pharmacy cleanliness and orderliness as appropriate to practice site.
Communicates with caregivers regarding responsibilities, identified concerns, and participates in quality and patient safety initiatives, identifying potential safety hazards that may create problems for patients and/or staff and takes appropriate actions to escalate items to the pharmacist for review as appropriate based on urgency, regulations, and scope.
Delivers detail-oriented, consistent, flexible care and completes advanced tasks consistent with scope and performs other duties as assigned by management.
Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service behavior standards.