ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Sterile & Hazardous Compounding Pharmacy Technician

REPORTS TO POSITION: Pharmacy Infusion Services Manager

DEPARTMENT: Pharmacy

DATE LAST REVIEWED: August 2024

OUR VISION: Creating Americas healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The St. Charles Health System Pharmacy provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care services to ensure safe and effective medication use.

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Sterile & Hazardous Compounding Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a pharmacist in either hospital or infusion clinic pharmacy settings. This position assists in preparing, ordering, and distributing IV and other medications in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures, and state and federal law. They assist with the batching of IV medications intended for administration to patients within the hospital as well as perform other technical and clerical duties as necessary for the daily operation of the Pharmacy department.

This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Assists with the accurate preparation and distribution of medications.

Prepares and handles chemotherapy, hazardous products, blood products and other medications in a safe manner utilizing appropriate safety equipment to assure environmental safety of self and others.

Handles and disposes of all medications including hazardous substances in accordance with departmental policy.

Performs accurate product selection, dosage calculations and compounding of agents utilizing manufacturer literature, written procedural guidelines and applications of specialized knowledge.

Prepares IV or other medications using aseptic technique for administration by the nursing staff.

Maintains accurate documentation and proper billing, labeling, compounding, and packaging.

Obtains pharmacist verification, and delivers medications in an accurate, safe, and timely manner.

Prepares and batches IV admixtures according to appropriate policies and procedures.

Manages inventory of supplies related to sterile compounding.

Verifies inventory received against the invoice noting any exceptions and communicates these to immediate supervisor or pharmacy inventory coordinator.

Maintains and cleans the equipment necessary to perform duties, reporting any failures or need for repair to immediate supervisor or Pharmacy Manager immediately.

Under the supervision of a pharmacist, maintains daily logs and outdate monitoring as required by regulatory agencies. This includes but is not limited to temperature logs, cleaning logs, compounding log books and monthly outdates.

Maintains, prepares, and delivers the floor stock medications by nursing units to replenish their stock per department policy and procedure.

Receives, dispenses, and delivers controlled substances following policies and procedures. Reports any discrepancies immediately.

Accurately bills and credits medication charges as necessary.

Supports the vision, mission, and values of the organization in all respects.

Supports Lean principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.

Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients, and guests.

Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, supporting the organizations corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.

Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient, and accurate.

May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned

EDUCATION:

Required: High school diploma or GED.

Preferred: Bachelors degree

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:

Required: Pharmacy Technician license through the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.

Preferred: Certified Pharmacy Technician license (CPhT) through the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. National certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Sterile and Hazardous compounding certification.

EXPERIENCE:

Required: Minimum one (1) year hospital pharmacy technician and/or three (3) years pharmacy technician experience.

Preferred: Experience as pharmacy technician performing sterile compounding.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, carrying 1-10 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle for caregivers that are couriers.

Frequently (50%): Lifting 1-10 pounds, pushing, or pulling 1-25 pounds, grasping/squeezing.

Occasionally (25%): Sitting, bending, climbing stairs, lifting, and carrying 11-25 pounds,

Use of clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.

Rarely (10%): Keyboard operation, stooping/kneeling/crouching, reaching overhead, pushing, or pulling 25-50 pounds.

Never (0%): Climbing ladder/stepstool, lifting, or carrying 25-50 pounds, whispered speech level, operation of a motor vehicle.

Exposure to Elemental Factors

Rarely (10%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area.

Never (0%): Noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.

Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category

Risk for Exposure to BBP

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