Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacy Technician – Certified

• Full-time, 80 hours biweekly
• Day shift
• No weekends or holidays

• High School Diploma or GED (Required). Associate's or Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)
• 1 - 2 years Previous Pharmacy Technician experience required (Required). 3 - 4 years Sterile compounding experience preferred. (Preferred)
• Experience compounding sterile chemotherapy and hazardous products.
• National Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT). Approved certification is through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) OR ExCPT Certification by the National Healthcareer Association is required.
• PTCB Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT) Certification is preferred
• Required to be registered with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy as a Certified Pharmacy Technician.

• Responsible for compounding of sterile products * Accurately and efficiently prepares both hazardous and non-hazardous compounded sterile products (CSP) using aseptic technique * Calculates and verifies compounding instructions for each patient, following master formulation records * Utilizes EPIC dispense prep, hardware, and/or software workflows to scan, photograph, and prepare sterile products * Follows all pharmacy department policies and procedures for safe handling, preparation, and disposal of hazardous drugs
• Responsible for maintaining a sterile and compliant environment inside of the hoods, cleanroom, and anteroom * Follows policies and procedures for garbing PPE, hand hygiene, and daily/weekly/monthly cleaning * Documents daily/weekly/monthly cleaning after completing each task. Escalates to Pharmacy Leadership and Compounding Quality Compliance Team when tasks cannot be completed or are missed. * Continuously monitors room and hood pressures, room temperature, and refrigerator temperature. Immediately reports out of range temperatures and pressures to Pharmacy Leadership and Compounding Quality Compliance Team. * Completes and documents remdedial room and hood cleanings under the direction of Pharmacy Leadership and/or Compounding Quality Compliance Team. *Compliance will be tracked via completion of logs and routine environmental sampling (air and surface).
• Responsible for inventory management and control * Manages drug and supply inventory through Omnicell to maintain adequate supply levels and achieve cost-saving inventory control * Reconciles invoices for drugs and supplies * Ensures safe and appropriate storage of medications (refrigerator, room temperature, secured) * Monitors expiration dates of drugs, removes them from inventory * Handles medication recalls, including removing them from inventory * Maintains accurate controlled substance inventory
• Demonstrates competency in non-hazardous and hazardous sterile compounding through routine competencies (written and observational), periodic audits, and rounding visits. Observational checklists, growth media plates and media-filled bags/vials will be used to validate practices. This includes but is not limited to: * hand hygiene and garbing, * appropriate use of PPE while handling hazardous drugs, * cleaning, disinfecting, and decontamination of hoods, rooms, and equipment, * maintaining asepetic technique while compounding, * utilization of closed system transfer devices for hazardous drug compounding, and * appropriate disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste

• Designated trainer for Infusion Pharmacies Ambulatory Infusion Center technicians will be working with chemotherapy and hazardous medications on a daily basis and compounding is a primary job duty.

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