Senior Acute Pharmacy Technician Oncology

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Innovation and highly trained staff. Our Pharmacy team members play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients. Join a nationally recognized leader that values excellence and begin making a difference in people's lives. Apply today. Banner MD Anderson combines Banner Health, one of the country's largest nonprofit hospital systems, with MD Anderson, internationally renowned for its cancer treatment and research, to deliver unprecedented levels of cancer care in Arizona. As a Senior Acute Pharmacy Technician, Oncology you will spend at least 50% of each day sterile compounding in both a hazardous and a non-hazardous IV room. Other duties include unpacking drug deliveries, restocking the pharmacy, and medication delivery. Having a strong sterile compounding background, ability to work in a high pace IV room, and Chemotherapy compounding experience is highly desired. You will have the opportunity to work in a very rewarding line of work, with a high functioning team that offers opportunity for professional growth. Your work schedule will be 10 hour shifts 7:00AM - 5:30PM Monday - Friday with a varied day off, rotation of every 8th weekend required and rotating holidays. Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential when applicable. Recruiter to provide details of the sign-on bonus during the interview process. Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Located in Gilbert, Ariz. (the Phoenix Metro area) on the Banner Gateway Campus, the center provides world-class care for oncology patients - both inpatient and outpatient - and has also brought leading oncology programs to the Banner Gateway campus including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care. Our capabilities include five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, more than 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab and much more. Our inpatient medical oncology unit also incorporates a program that utilizes the electronic surveillance partnership in caring for the patient, where remote nurses have the ability to interact with patients via two-way audio-video to assist the bedside nurse with patient care. This position will work under the supervision of the pharmacist performing routine duties in packaging, distribution, non-sterile compounding, and record-keeping of pharmaceutical supplies. Serves as a liaison between the customer and the pharmacist. Effectively uses pharmacy computer systems to investigate and respond to missing medication requests. Consistently demonstrates an ability to assess a situation, consider alternatives, and choose the appropriate course of action. Demonstrates proficiency in preparing compounded intravenous medications, total parenteral nutrition products, and chemotherapeutic agents within compliance with USP <797>/<800>. Ensures that the sterile compounding environment and all equipment are cleaned and maintained according to policy. May educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and Volunteers. Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients.

Requirements

Requires Pharmacy Technician licensure and active Pharmacy Technician certification OR Pharmacy Intern licensure in the state of practice.
Incumbents in Arizona are also required to provide the AZ Board of Pharmacy Wallet Card at time of hire.
Minimum of two years pharmacy technician experience.
Ability to complete moderate to difficult mathematical calculations using a hand-held calculator is required.
Strong customer service focus, exceptional communication skills, strong attention to detail, prioritization capabilities, superior problem-solving skills, and ability to multi-task.
Must have knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software, Microsoft applications and automated dispensing systems.
Must demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a Pharmacy Technician Certification Program.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Identifies medications and other items for reorder as necessary to maintain a continuous inventory of medications and supplies.
Receives, checks-in, and restocks medications ordered through the wholesaler and other vendors verifying all quantities against invoices.
Assesses practical ways to deal with shorted items and short-dated or unusable items.
Manages users within the automated dispensing technology database as per policy.
Investigates discrepancies and troubleshoots malfunctions in automated dispensing technology.
Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills and is customer service oriented in all contacts with patients, visitors and staff.
Responds to standard requests from internal customers.
Interacts primarily with department personnel, cross-department personnel, internal customers, patients and physicians.
May use automated dispensing technology or requisition to restock medications to nursing and ancillary areas after checking by a pharmacist.
When allowed by law and policy, and upon completion of proper training/competency assessment, may restock automated dispensing technology using barcode scanning verification devices.
Restocks medications to all areas outside automated dispensing technology which may include but not limited to trays, code carts and emergency boxes.
Compounds non-sterile medication products.
Understands and appropriately follows all product worksheets/recipes for documentation and check processes.
Understands and adheres to all applicable USP compounding guidelines.
Demonstrates knowledge of and consistently performs calibrations of equipment and accurately measures components for compounding.
Repackages bulk medications into unit of use packaging.
Completes accurate documentation of medications compounded and repackaged per policy.
Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with all policies, laws, and regulations.
Performs quality control activities such as monthly nursing unit inspections and pharmacy section checks in a timely manner.
Completes documentation of refrigerator temperatures, and equipment maintenance activities as required.
Ensures the proper use of garbing and compounding techniques in accordance with policies and has knowledge of basic principles within USP <797> and USP<800>, laws, policies, and procedures that pertain to compounding.
Performs compounding and labeling of intravenous compounds and hazardous agents to include chemotherapy using proper sterile and aseptic technique as appropriate to the site of care.
Understands the different product lines in sterile compounding (patient specific and non-patient specific batch) and the differences between the various populations (Adult, Pediatric, Neonate).
Completes all required environmental cleaning procedures.
Documents all required tasks and other information per policy.
Understands the safe handling of hazardous drugs and demonstrated the correct receipt, storage, labelling and transport process.
Handles narcotic medications following all federal and legal requirements as set through policy and procedure.
Understands all regulatory requirements for receiving, compounding, repackaging, and distribution for controlled substances.
Consistently adheres to all storage and inventory movement documentation requirements for controlled substances.