Oncology Pharmacy Technician - Worcester, United States - Optum

Optum

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Worcester, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Opportunities with Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses. Join a community-based, multi-specialty, physician-led organization where you will work with talented peers on a common purpose: improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Here, we focus on delivering the best patient care, rather than volume. Through innovation and superior care management, we support patients and your well-being as a team member. Join a team at the forefront of value-based care and discover the meaning behind
Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Positions in this function is responsible for providing timely preparation and distribution of medications and IV solutions to include chemotherapeutic and bio therapeutic agents within the oncology / infusion center in conjunction with established guidelines, policies and procedures, and statutory requirements.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

compounding hazardous and non-hazardous medications, batch compounding of pharmaceutical products, inventory management, medication tracking, compliance with regulatory standards, utilizing the various equipment and technology available in the pharmacy, and performing various quality control tasks as assigned.

Primary Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, performs functions pertaining to the dispensing of chemotherapy, bio therapy, hazardous and other medications
Proficient in sterile products preparation, proficient and able to perform practices dictated by the USP 797/800 guidelines
Provides coverage in areas of need in the pharmacy operation within scope of responsibilities
Demonstrates safe handling and disposal of chemotherapy agents, as outlined by OSHA, USP

and USP
standards

Appropriately pulls premedications from dispensing cabinet, and chemotherapy/biotherapy as orders are presented
Safely and accurately mixes and prepares all prescribed medications, including chemotherapy/biotherapy for pharmacist check, in a timely and efficient manner to ensure mínimal delay in patient treatments
Prepares labels, bags, and dispenses the products
Dates and properly stores partial multidose vials, draws up and dates injectables
Reviews stock, orders medications daily from vendor, and follows up on backordered stock
Receives/checksin all orders
Under the direction of Pharmacy Management and the pharmacist, this position will maintain adequate supply and utilize costcontainment practices
Appropriately operates and maintains specialized pharmacy equipment. Charts all scheduled maintenance designed to ensure sterility according to protocol. Performs daily, weekly, monthly and terminal cleaning of IV admixture spaces
Maintains general pharmacy knowledge of medications, medication dosage forms, and trade and generic names
Thorough knowledge in preparation of sterile parenteral products using proper aseptic technique, knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations, proper product labeling, and product reconstitution procedures. Thorough understanding of medication order procedures involving the pharmacy computer system

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Years of post-high school education can be substituted/is equivalent to years of experience.

Required Qualifications:

High school graduate, or equivalent
PTCB Certification or CPhT

Preferred Qualifications:

Maintains current MA Technician registration
1+ years of experience, Infusion/Oncology experience preferred
Sterile Compounding experience
Proven excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description, may be substituted for the above requirements_
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