Pharmacy Technician, Simmons Cancer Center

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Summary

Works under moderate supervision to provide technical and supportive skills in operation of pharmacy.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• IV sterile compounding
• Preparation
• Inventory management
• Maintaining IV certification (if applicable)
• Distribution of verified medications
• Work under the supervision of the licensed pharmacist, available to cover the infusion shift hours, respond to the phone calls as needed.

Experience and Education

• High school diploma or equivalent and one (1) year of experience in pharmacy or equivalent technician is required.
• Registration with Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) as a Registered Technician or Pharmacist Intern is required and national certification with Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) preferred. 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required by start date.
• Sterile compounding (IV) certification accredited by ACPE, if required to compound sterile admixtures in their role.

Job Duties

• Performs job responsibilities in accordance with organizational and departmental policies, procedures, performance improvement objectives and environmental and infection control standards.
• Coordinates daily workflow in assigned area and provides leadership to other technicians.
• Performs extemporaneous compounding. Repackages bulk medications into unit dose per departmental policy and procedure.
• Enters charges and credits and restocks returns. Makes good decisions, accepts responsibilities, and maintains competency in multiple areas.
• Accepts duty as knowledge and training resource for specific areas of responsibility and works to imporve these areas.
• Acurately fills all orders, prescriptions, floor stock, and/or fill lists.
• Delivers medication on time.
• Performs extemporaneous compounding.
• Repackages bulk medications (oral, injectable, etc) into unit dose per departmental policy and procedure. 
• Enters charges/credits and restocks returns accurately and consistently.
• Provides prompt and courteous service.
• Receives incoming calls and prioritizes bases on urgency or nature of requests.
• Audits and signs out all controlled substances in accordance with state and federal guidelines and organizational policies.
• Identifies and corrects discrepancies and reports unusual usage pattern and trends. Completes medication area inspections.
• Removes and documents expired medications.
• Assists with ordering, managing and monitoring drug inventory in a fiscally responsible manner and is cognizant of appropriate PAR levels in all medication storage areas.
• Enhances personal growth and development.
• Participates in educational programs, in-services and meetings.
• Is a knowledge and training resource for specific areas of responsibility and routinely works to improve these areas.
• Participates in new employee orientation and training.
• Treats co-workers and organizational and departmental property and resources with respect.
• Maintains clean, orderly and stocked work environment. Works and problem solves with minimal supervision.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions:
  • Directly interacting with or caring for patients;
  • Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants;
  • Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records);
  • Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• If IV certified and scheduled to compound sterile admixtures, performs IV calculations and prepares al IV admixture using proper aseptic technique.
• Handles all intravenous chemotherapy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Work requires knowledge of metric and apothecary systems and ability to utilize basic pharmacy equipment.
• Work requires attention to detail, ensuring adherence to safety regulations and practices.
• Work requires good oral and written communication skills.
• Work requires telephone and personal contact with various levels of internal and external personnel and organizations.
• Work requires English skills (speaking, reading, writing).
• Good general health and stress coping ability.
• Moderate physical effort: prolonged standing/walking, occasional lifting/carrying (up to 25 lbs), reaching, bending, crouching, etc.
• OSHA Category III.
• Work requires ability perform math reasoning.

Working Conditions

Work is performed primarily in office and/or pharmacy setting.

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