Pharm Tech

US Oncology Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

PTO

401k with company match

Wellness program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance program

Retail discounts

Job summary

US Oncology Inc. in New York seeks a Pharm/Admix Tech to support compounding or admixing medications under supervision, verify orders, approvals and patient data, and maintain logs and temperature records.

The role requires high school diploma, 3–5 years in a pharmacy with IV skills, IV certification preferred, and a pharmacy technician certificate or state board requirement recommended. You will work in a team delivering quality cancer care in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of experience in a pharmacy with IV skills.
• IV certification preferred.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate or State Pharmacy Board requirement recommended.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision of a registered pharmacist.
• Checks all orders for completeness of information, verifies patient information and physician authorization.
• Checks all orders for insurance approval before admixing and prepares drugs within guidelines.
• Calculates dosage volumes and maintains indigent drug program; counts controlled drugs weekly and maintains records.
• Maintains drug information, MSDS sheets and proper disposal of materials used for chemo or non-chemo IVs.
• Logs and dates drugs, maintains temperature logs, and records protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
• Maintains inventory control and proper documentation of medications.
• Receives, shelves medications, prepares labels, files and performs data entry into pharmacy systems.

Skills

IV skills

Pharmacy technician

Education

Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate

Job description

Overview

The US Oncology Network believes local cancer care is better care and in 2017 Vantage Oncology joined The US Oncology Network. The US Oncology Network empowers the delivery of advanced integrated cancer care through our network of independent physicians who share expertise and resources to provide quality, value-based care close to home. Our clinical and business support capabilities, expertise and industry-leading technologies keep local practices at the forefront of high quality, efficient care delivery while enabling practice success, quality of life and financial security for physicians.

We have an immediate opening for a Pharm/Admix Tech

Why work for us:

We offer our employees a competitive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability coverage, a generous PTO program, a 401k plan that comes with a company match, a Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle, and lots of other great perks such as Tuition Reimbursement, an Employee Assistance program and discounts on some of your favorite retailers.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision of a registered pharmacist.
• Checks all orders for completeness of information. Verifies patient information and proper physician authorization.
• Checks all orders for insurance approval before admixing. Under a professional's supervision, 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. Maintains indigent patient drug program as assigned. Counts controlled drugs weekly and maintain records.
• Maintains current drug information and MSDS sheets. Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs. Cleans hood daily or as stated in policy and procedures.
• Logs and dates all drugs that are being used. Checks drugs monthly for outdate and other quality assurance activities as assigned.
• Keeps accurate temperature logs. Keeps accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
• Maintains proper control documentation of medications, including lot numbers. Complete inventory control of medications.
• Receives and shelves medications. Assists lead pharmacy technician in ensuring that standard drug supplies are in adequate supply in all departments. Prepares labels. Files and prepares billing. Performs efficient data entry into systems used by pharmacy and admixture.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum three to five years experience in a pharmacy with I.V. skills. I.V. certification preferred. Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate or State Pharmacy Board requirement recommended.

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.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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.