Admixture/Pharmacy Technician

US Oncology Inc.; California; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Admixture/Pharmacy Technician, where you will play a crucial role in the pharmaceutical treatment of cancer. This position offers the opportunity to work in both retail and admixture departments, enhancing your skills while delivering vital medications to patients. As a key member of the pharmacy team, you'll assist in preparing medication orders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with safety guidelines. This full-time role offers a competitive pay scale and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of cancer patients. If you're passionate about pharmacy and patient care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of pharmacy experience required.
• Pharmacy Technician Certificate is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and mix medications accurately and timely.
• Verify patient information and physician authorization.
• Maintain accurate logs and control documentation.

Skills

Medication Preparation

Patient Information Verification

Dosage Calculation

Inventory Control

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Pharmacy Technician Certificate

Job description

Admixture/Pharmacy Technician

Willamette Valley Cancer Institute is looking for a Admixture/Pharmacy Technician to join their phenomenal team. The pharmaceutical treatment of cancer is a specialized and ever-changing field. The team at WVCI is looking for a tech to help prepare, maintain, and deliver medications for our amazing patients. Our pharmacy department has both retail and admixture departments that support our patients’ treatment journey. This also allows technicians with strong retail experience to build on their skills and work towards the higher levels of the pharmacy technician scope.

The general pay scale for this position at WVCI is $18.00 - $31.24. The actual hiring rate is dependent on many factors, including but not limited to: prior work experience, education, job/position responsibilities, location, work performance, etc.

Employment Type: Full-time

Schedule: Varied

Location: Eugene, OR

Responsibilities

• Assists with the preparation of medication orders by compounding or admixing medications.
• Checks all orders for completeness of information. Verifies patient information and proper physician authorization.
• Admixes drugs as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner as per department guidelines and preparing all drugs within OSHA guidelines and interoffice guidelines.
• Calculates correct dosage volumes, converting between metric and apothecary equivalents.
• Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs. Assists in cleaning hoods daily checking drugs monthly for outdates and other quality assurance activities as assigned.
• Assists in keeping accurate temperature logs, accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
• Maintains proper control documentation of medications including lot numbers. Provides support with inventory control of medications. Prepares labels. Files and prepares billing. Basic data entry into department automation.

Qualifications

• High School or Equivalent
• 1 – 3 years of experience in a pharmacy
• Pharmacy Tech Certificate Required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands of this job typically require full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination and the ability to read and note appropriate measurements. Requires sitting/standing for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to direct contact with patients with potential for exposure to toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and chemotherapeutic agents.

The US Oncology Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.