Infusion Pharmacy Technician

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** Job Description
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* Position Summary:

** To ensure overall quality of medication and infusion preparation for agents administered in the Summit Health Infusion Center(s). Compound chemotherapeutic and non-chemotherapeutic agents in the Summit Health Infusion Center(s). Ensure compliance with USP-800 guidelines for the handling of hazardous drugs.
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* Essential Job functions:

** The Infusion Pharmacy Technician will be expected to demonstrate ability to perform the following:
* Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
* Compounds medications, chemotherapy and biotherapy using proper aseptic technique.
* Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
* Properly handle and dispose of hazardous drugs and waste materials following OSHA and NIOSH guidelines.
* Perform mathematical calculations to determine appropriate drug measurements for compounding of ordered medications.
* Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for missing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
* Enter and remove medications into and from the Nucleus System.
* Conduct routine medication inventories including monitoring for drugs expiring, and assist with inventory control of medications in the infusion room, storage room and satellite locations.
* Assist in ordering supplies and medication. Receive and restock medications.
* Maintain any necessary QA logs, including (but not limited to) cleaning logs, temperature logs, waste logs, expired and destroyed medication logs, and others.
* Participate in training and orientation of new employees as needed.
* Comply with the Summit Health incident reporting policy and procedures.
* Adhere to all OSHA and Summit Health training and accomplishments as required per policy.
* Provide other job duties as assigned.
* Report issues and concerns to supervising pharmacist and manager in a timely manner.
* Follow the established EPIC/Beacon Workflow
* Updates price uploads from Oncology Supply into QS/1
* Maintains inventory in QS/1
* Ordering of drugs and supplies
* Runs reports for appropriate daily logs needed to be signed by pharmacist
* Maintains files of prescriptions in order of date processed, including refill logs
* Audits prescriptions on a weekly basis
* Maintains signatures from patients picking up their prescriptions
* Maintains Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse guidelines and procedures
* Collects payments of copays from patients
* Properly handle and dispose of hazardous drugs and waste materials following OSHA and NIOSH guidelines.
* Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for missing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
* Conduct routine medication inventories including monitoring for drugs expiring, and assist with inventory control of medications in the dispensary.
* Assist in ordering supplies and medication. Receive and restock medications.
** Physical / Mental

Job Requirements:

*** Dexterity of hands and fingers
* Endurance (e.g. continuous typing, prolonged standing/bending, walking)
* This position operates in a typical office environment, often in cubicles and shared space. The area is well-lit, temperature controlled and free from hazards.
* Communicates frequently to person, via email, teleconference or telephone, with people in many various locations, on a variety of issues.
* Manual dexterity is needed to operate a keyboard.
* Hearing is needed for extensive telephone and/or in-person communication.
** Environmental Risks:
*** Confined Spaces
* Extreme temperatures
** Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:
*** High School Graduate/GED/ Equivalent Work
* Vocational / Technical School / Diploma Program
* CT Board of Pharmacy Technician registration
* Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with PTCB
* Minimum 2 years of hospital experience, including IV compounding
* Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing
* Standard Office Equipment (Phone, Fax, Copy Machine,…