Compounding Pharmacy Technician I

Option Care; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Paid Time off

401K Retirement Savings Plan with Firm

HSA Company Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Reimbursement

MyFlexPay

Family Support

Mental Health Services

Company Paid Life Insurance

Job summary

Option Care Health in Columbia, SC seeks a Pharmacist Tech I to support compounding and dispensing under a licensed pharmacist. The role emphasizes accurate preparation, labeling, and documentation to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Ideal candidates bring 1 year of pharmacy tech experience, strong math skills, and solid proficiency in MS Office. The position offers comprehensive benefits and stable full-time hours at a leading home infusion provider.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required with 1 year of pharmacy technician experience.
• Ability to perform basic and intermediate mathematical calculations.
• Excellent organizational and customer service skills.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist with preparation and dispensing of medications in compliance with policies.
• Prepare medications accurately and perform basic calculations for dosages.
• Label, package and document medications and maintain logs.
• Maintain clean room surfaces and equipment, report incidents as needed.
• No supervisory responsibilities.

Skills

Customer service

Math calculations

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities. With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career. Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members. Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Description Summary:

Under the direction of a licensed Pharmacist, the compounding technician I works in a clean room compounding medication at least 50% of the time in order to help ensure safe, accurate, and smooth compounding operations.

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Prescription Compounding, Preparation, & Processing - Assists pharmacist with the preparation and dispensing of medications and supplies in accordance with OCH policies & procedures, and in accordance with state regulations & standards.
• Prepares medications so they are accurately compounded.
• Performs basic pharmaceutical calculations in order to obtain correct dosages of medications.
• Accurately labels and packages medications.
• Participates in the process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication related incidents.
• Site & Supplies/Equipment Maintenance - Ensures pharmacy surfaces and laminar flow hoods are cleaned and sanitized.
• Inspects equipment and documents any equipment failures or defects.
• Assists with recording and maintaining pharmacy temperature & cleaning logs.
• Supervisory Responsibilities Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? (i.e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.) No - X Yes

Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or GED. Minimum of 1 year of pharmacy technician experience. Must be licensed or registered (if required by the state)

Basic Qualifications

Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Able to perform basic & intermediate level mathematical calculations. Excellent organizational skills. Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting, and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures, and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions). Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets). Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding, and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering, and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).

Physical Demand Requirements

Ability to stand for extended periods of time. Frequent bending, stooping, reaching. Ability to carry at least 30lbs

Travel Requirements:

(if required) None

Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)

Successful enrollment and completion of the OCH designated training course within 6 months of hire (if licensure and/or training course is required by the state). May perform other duties as assigned

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Bonding Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myFlexPay
• Family Support
• Mental Health Services
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Award/Recognition Programs

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below: Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Pay Range is $17.24-$28.72

Option Care Health has more than 70 infusion pharmacies and 100 alternate treatment sites. We are guided by our purpose to provide extraordinary care that changes lives through a comprehensive approach to care along every step of the infusion therapy process including: intake coordination, insurance authorization, resources for financial assistance, education and customized treatments.