Tech – Specialty Clinical Pharmacy

Position Summary:

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

Essential Job functions:

The Oncology 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 expired drugs 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 Medical Group incident reporting policy and procedures.

· Adhere to all OSHA and Summit Medical Group 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 Intellidose Workflow

Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:

· High School Graduate/GED/ Equivalent Work

· Vocational / Technical School / Diploma Program

· Oregon Board of Pharmacy Technician registration

· Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with PTCB – If PTCB is not held at time of hire, certification must be obtained within 9 months of hire.

· Experience in hospital or outpatient infusion setting experience that includes IV compounding of chemo and non-chemo infusions preferred but not required

· Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing

· Standard Office Equipment (Phone, Fax, Copy Machine, Scanner, Email/Voice Mail)

· Standard Office Technology in a Window based environment