Pharmacy Technician - Sterile Products

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

3d•$25 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Assist in various pharmacy activities, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, and other duties not requiring the review of a pharmacist. The majority of tasks and responsibilities are related to preparing, dispensing, and distributing compounded sterile products. Sterile Products Pharmacy Technicians maintain high standards for the quality and controls of processes, components, and environments with the skill and knowledge of practices to prevent harm to patients due to: Microbial contamination, Excessive bacterial endotoxins, Variability in the intended strength of correct ingredients, Unintended chemical and physical contaminants, Ingredients of inappropriate quality in compounded sterile preparations (CSPs).

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED
Basic computer skills including use of Windows operating system and word processors
Calculation skills

Nice To Haves

Technical Diploma Pharmacy Technician Program
Sterile products compounding
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

Responsibilities

Accurately preparing patient-specific and non-patient specific doses by ensuring that the compounded sterile products (CSP) are accurately identified, measured, reconstituted, diluted, mixed, sterilized, packaged, labeled, and stored.
Preparing CSPs aseptically, accurately, and safely in accordance to USP 797, USP 800 and CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Ensuring only medications and ingredients with correct identity, quality and purity are used in the preparation of CSPs.
Appropriately storing ingredients, medications and CSPs to preserve the sterility and strength until the manufacturer expiration date or CHOP assigned beyond-use date (BUD).
Routinely cleaning, appropriately maintaining, and using equipment, devices, and fixtures for accuracy and effectiveness for their intended use as per CHOP SOP.
Ensuring floors are free of debris and dust. Floors, sink, and all surfaces are cleaned daily as per CHOP SOP.
Labeling products with proper information and appropriately assigning the BUD as per CHOP SOP.
Ensuring all prepared CSPs are verified by a pharmacist for accurate identity, measure, reconstitution, dilution, mixture sterility, packaging, labeling, and storage at the recommended temperature prior to dispensing.
Preparing CSPs within allotted cycle times to ensure that the turnaround time for all first-doses and non-STAT medication orders does not exceed 1 hour and the turnaround time for all STAT medication orders does not exceed 15 minutes.
Ensuring compliance to all federal, state, and department standards and regulations for sterile product compounding- USP797, USP800, CMS Conditions of Participation, FDA Compounding Guidance and TJC standards.
Completing initial aseptic technique training and passing competency test.
Reviewing all CHOP Pharmacy SOPs related to CSP preparation and practices.
Completing electronic competency with score ≥ 90%.
Completing three consecutive cycles of Non-Hazardous and Hazardous PPE donning/doffing with zero (0) standard work variances including three gloved fingertip test samples with zero (0 CFU) growth results after a 3 day incubation.
Completing aseptic media fill practical evaluation with zero (0) standard work variances including test media samples with zero (0) CFU growth results after a 14 day incubation.
Completing annual/semi-annual aseptic technique recertification and passing competency test.
Completing one cycle of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous PPE donning/doffing with zero (0) standard work variances including one gloved fingertip test samples with zero (0 CFU) growth results after a 3 day incubation.
Completing aseptic media fill practical evaluation with zero (0) standard work variances including test media samples with zero (0) growth results after a 14 day incubation.
Being compliant to all dress code and PPE maintenance and associated CHOP Pharmacy SOPs.
Being compliant to all aseptic technique work practices and associated CHOP Pharmacy SOPs.
Cleaning, disinfection, and sanitization of laminar air flow hood (LAFH), equipment, and room at frequency defined USP 797 and CHOP SOPs.
Cleaning all products and supplies with sporicidal cleaning/disinfecting agent prior to introduction across line of demarcation.
Sanitizing all products and supplies with sterile 70% isopropyl alcohol prior to introduction into LAFH.
Sanitizing gloves with 70% isopropyl alcohol prior to introduction into LAFH for dose preparation.
Maintaining “first air” to all critical sites during dose preparation.
Maintaining all required documentation for clean room operations including but not limited to: Daily LAFH and work surface cleaning, Weekly sporicidal LAFH and work surface cleaning, Monthly sporicidal zone cleaning and inspection, Daily air pressure differential monitoring, Weekly eye wash hose functionality.
Executing Patient Specific Daily Batch SVP Production as per CHOP Pharmacy SOP.
Executing Medication Delivery and Medication Cassette Exchange as per CHOP Pharmacy SOP.
Executing RIVA Batch Production as per CHOP Pharmacy SOP.
Ensuring pharmacy products are distributed accurately, with the appropriate quantity and at the time the product is needed during hourly medication delivery and Bin Exchange.
Adhering to Kanban Inventory system 100% of the time.
Maintaining and organizing inventory supply in a manner which minimizes inventory storage cost, wastage, and stock-outs. Ensuring inventory is rotated properly, stored in appropriate conditions and location with 100% accuracy.
Completing monthly medication expiration dating assignments in a timely manner. Identifying and reordering expired medications inventory and ensures that stock is stored in accordance with manufacturer requirements.
Assuring the proper replacement of prescription drugs to stock upon requisitions from various departments of the hospital either manually or through the Pyxis System.
Ensuring the secure storage of narcotics and other controlled substances.
Documenting every transaction completely and accurately.
Ensuring no generation of discrepancies in the C2 Safe, Pyxis Medstation, or Inventory Logs.
Ensuring the destruction of returned controlled substance continuous medication infusions.
Performing inventory counts of controlled substances on safes as per policy and procedures.
Achieving patient safety and satisfaction through the use of LEAN principles: 5S, Elimination of Waste, JIT, Stand Work, Quality.
Promoting and Complying with Standardized Procedures.
Promoting and Complying with Standard Work.
Identifying “waste” in ownership process and recommending solutions for implementation.
Correcting abnormal conditions.
Participating in hospital and departmental Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
Utilizing LEAN Principals to analyze and resolve problems in a systematic manner.
Making all improvements in accordance with the scientific method.
Participating in departmental RPI.
Working OT to allow coworkers to participate in department RPI.