Senior Pharmacy Technician - Infectious Diseases

Washington University in St. Louis • St. Louis, MO

4d • $21 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

Assists pharmacists with daily pharmacy operations in a supportive role, under the pharmacist’s direct supervision and performs advanced duties including assisting with training of new staff and expanded quality assurance and reporting duties. The technician’s daily responsibilities include: receiving and processing patient and prescription referrals, obtaining information from patients and office staff, filling prescription orders, communicating with various members of the healthcare team and providing exceptional customer service.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.
• Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).
• Pharmacy Operations, Including Iv Admixtures, Cytotoxic Drug Handling, And General Pharmacy (4 Years)
• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
• Basic Life Support - American Red Cross
• Certified Pharmacy Technician - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Certified Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
• Pharmacist Technician - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
• Pharmacist Technician - Missouri Board of Pharmacy
• Pharmacist Technician - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Pharmacy Operations At Washu (1 Year)
• Dispensing Pharmacy
• Effective Written Communication
• IV Admixture
• Leadership
• Oral Communications
• Pharmacy
• Time Management
• Working Independently

Responsibilities

• Prepares and compounds sterile parenteral products including cytotoxic and hazardous medications using proper aseptic technique, ensuring continuous quality control during medication preparation.
• Performs required calculations and verification of doses.
• Assists with accurate order processing, preparation, labelling and dispensing of patient take-home and oral medications; includes timely delivery of study medications to nursing staff and patients.
• Assists pharmacists with study Site Initiation Visits (SIV), Interim Monitor Visits and study audits.
• Assembles materials needed by pharmacist for visits and audits, including reviewed order sets, copies of sponsor materials, copies of Log Sheets, Compounding Sheets, temperature logs and any other required documents or records.
• Assists the Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist with commercial drug and supply purchases and assists with inventory control and management.
• Assists with daily study drug operations including drug ordering (initial orders and reorders), inventory management (includes assisting with reports), receive, unpack and confirm daily study drug shipments, including confirmation using IVRS systems; assists with study drug destructions, returns and quarantine of drug and all related reports or documentation (include patient returns of oral study drugs).
• Assists with training of staff (technicians and student interns) on proper technique and procedures for drug preparation and drug dispensing and software use.
• Assists with dispensing of study and commercial drugs to satellites; maintaining quarterly and monthly dispensing report (includes records from all sites).
• Assists with home infusion program including managing supplies, reports, drug preparation and drug dispensing.
• Assists with Quality Assurance monitoring programs including temperature monitoring and documentation; IV hood cleaning documentation and IV hood certification; checking expiration dates, remove/return expired drugs and managing drug recalls.
• Assists with clerical duties in Pharmacy including arranging and labeling bins for drugs, preparing drug binders, checking IDS emails, filing of records and documents, participation in continuing education programs, seminars and all required training and certifications to maintain job status and/or pharmacy licensure as required by law.
• Assists with management (restocking, update user list, password assignment, checking for expired drugs, etc.) of automated dispensing machines.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
• Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
• Adult care resources.
• Tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED