Pharmacy/Admix Tech Sr

The US Oncology Network; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term and Long-term disability

401k with company match

PTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness program

Employee Assistance program

Retailer discounts

Job summary

Florida Cancer Affiliates in Panama City, FL, is seeking a Pharm/Admix Tech to perform technical, non-judgemental medication preparation under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Responsibilities include order verification, insurance checks, IV admixtures, dosage calculations, and inventory control.

The role requires a HS diploma, 5–7 years of pharmacy IV experience, and oncology or IV prep background; IV certification is preferred. Office environment with exposure to hazardous substances.

Qualifications

• Minimum five to seven years experience in a pharmacy with IV skills.
• Oncology background preferred or extensive IV preparation experience.
• IV certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision of a registered pharmacist.
• Checks all orders for completeness of information and verifies patient info and physician authorization.
• Verifies insurance approval before admixing.
• Admixes drugs as ordered by physician under supervision and per guidelines.
• Calculates dosage volumes and maintains patient drug programs as needed.
• Maintains drug logs, controls, and proper disposal of chemo and non-chemo IVs.
• Maintains temperature and protocol drug logs; ensures records are up to date.
• Orders, receives and shelves medications; ensures adequate supplies.
• Prepares labels and billing; understands department automation and reporting.

Skills

IV compounding

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Certified Pharmacy Technician

ASHP accredited program or community college based program

Job description

Overview

Florida Cancer Affiliates in Panama City, FL

is hiring 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.

SCOPE: Under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist working within a licensed pharmacy, performs the technical, nonjudgemental aspects of medication preparation. With minimal supervision, responsible for record keeping and inventory control. Tasks are subject to sequential or final verification by a registered nurse or a registered pharmacist. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards. Specific state law may regulate that only licensed individuals perform compounding or mixing responsibilities. As a result, certain incumbents are prohibited from said tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare 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 needed.
• 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 as stated in policy and procedures. Logs and dates all drugs that are being used.
• Checks drugs monthly for outdates. Keeps accurate temperature logs. Keeps accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
• Maintains proper control documentation of medications, including lot numbers and all other quality assurance activities.
• Complete inventory control of medications. Orders supplies and medications. Receives and shelves medications. Ensures that standard drug supplies are in adequate supply in all departments.
• Prepares labels. Files and prepares billing. Thorough understanding of department automation, data entry and report generation.
• May provide direction/guidance to lower level Pharmacy Technician staff.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum five to seven years experience in a pharmacy with I.V. skills. Oncology background preferred or extensive I.V. preparation experience. I.V. certification preferred.Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate or State Pharmacy Board requirement recommended.Completion of an ASHP accredited program or community college based program 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.