Compounding Pharmacy Technician I

Option Care; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 23,419 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401K Retirement Savings Plan with 401K

HSA Company Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Reimbursement

myFlexPay

Family Support

Mental Health Services

Company Paid Life Insurance

Award/Recognition Programs

Job summary

Option Care Health is seeking a compounding technician to work under a licensed pharmacist in a clean room, performing medication compounding at least 50% of the time to support safe and accurate operations. Responsibilities include assisting with preparation and dispensing, labeling, documenting incidents, maintaining equipment and logs, and ensuring compliance with policies and state regulations.

This role requires a high school diploma or GED, at least 1 year of pharmacy technician

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; minimum 1 year of pharmacy technician experience; licensure/registration as required.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers.
• Ability to perform basic and intermediate mathematical calculations.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Basic skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist with preparation and dispensing of medications following policies and state regulations.
• Prepare medications to be accurately compounded.
• Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations to obtain correct dosages.
• Accurately label and package medications.
• Participate in reporting medication-related incidents.
• Maintain pharmacy surfaces, laminar flow hoods, and logs.
• Inspect equipment and document failures or defects.
• Record and maintain temperature and cleaning logs.

Skills

Customer service

Mathematical calculations

Organizational skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description Summary

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

Responsibilities

• 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 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: No—does not involve hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.

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.
• Ability to perform basic & intermediate level mathematical calculations.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (e.g., opening a document, cutting, pasting, aligning text, etc.).
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (e.g., opening a workbook, inserting a column, formatting cells, etc.).
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (e.g., inserting and editing slides, changing views, etc.).

Physical Demand Requirements

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

Travel Requirements

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.

Salary

Pay Range is $17.24 – $28.72. Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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.