Pharmacy Technician - Sterile Products
About The Position
Assist with pharmacy activities under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, along with other duties that do not require pharmacist review. Most responsibilities involve preparing, dispensing, and distributing compounded sterile products (CSPs). Sterile Products Pharmacy Technicians maintain rigorous quality and process controls to prevent microbial contamination, excessive bacterial endotoxins, incorrect medication strength, unintended chemical or physical contaminants, and use of ingredients of inappropriate quality. The technician prepares patient-specific and non-patient-specific doses, follows applicable sterile compounding requirements and CHOP procedures, and supports medication production, delivery, inventory control, controlled-substance security, and continuous quality improvement. The role requires aseptic technique training and competency assessments, compliance with sterile-product procedures and dress and PPE standards, and timely preparation and distribution of medications.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Basic computer skills, including use of the Windows operating system and word processors.
- Calculation skills.
- Complete required sterile-compounding training and pass competency assessments, including aseptic technique and media-fill evaluations.
- Comply with applicable sterile compounding regulations, CHOP SOPs, dress code, PPE, and aseptic technique practices.
Nice To Haves
- Technical diploma from a Pharmacy Technician Program.
- Experience in sterile products compounding.
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through the National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP).
Responsibilities
- Accurately prepare patient-specific and non-patient-specific CSP doses, including identifying, measuring, reconstituting, diluting, mixing, sterilizing, packaging, labeling, and storing products.
- Prepare CSPs aseptically and safely in accordance with USP 797, USP 800, and CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), using appropriate ingredients and storage practices.
- Clean and maintain equipment, devices, fixtures, floors, sinks, and surfaces according to CHOP SOPs.
- Assign appropriate beyond-use dates and ensure prepared CSPs are verified by a pharmacist before dispensing.
- Prepare CSPs within allotted cycle times, supporting turnaround targets of one hour for first-dose and non-STAT medication orders and 15 minutes for STAT orders.
- Comply with federal, state, and departmental requirements and standards for sterile compounding, including USP, CMS, FDA, and TJC standards.
- Complete required initial and recurring aseptic technique training, competency tests, media-fill evaluations, PPE procedures, and related documentation.
- Follow dress-code, PPE, aseptic-technique, cleaning, disinfection, and sanitization procedures for sterile-product areas and laminar airflow hoods.
- Maintain required clean-room operation records, including cleaning, air-pressure differential monitoring, and eyewash hose functionality.
- Execute patient-specific daily batch SVP production, medication delivery and medication cassette exchange, and RIVA batch production according to CHOP SOPs.
- Distribute pharmacy products accurately, in the appropriate quantity, and when needed during hourly medication delivery and bin exchange.
- Maintain organized inventory, follow the Kanban inventory system, rotate and store supplies appropriately, complete expiration-date assignments, and reorder expired or needed medications.
- Replace prescription drugs to stock upon department requisitions, manually or through the Pyxis System.
- Secure and maintain records for narcotics and other controlled substances; document transactions, perform inventory counts, and destroy returned controlled-substance continuous medication infusions as required.
- Apply LEAN principles and standardized procedures to support patient safety, identify and address waste or abnormal conditions, and recommend improvements.
- Participate in hospital and departmental Continuous Quality Improvement activities, including departmental RPI and systematic problem-solving.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
