Pharmacy Compounding Specialist - Full Time - 36 hours - Night

Concord Hospital; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Hospital in New Hampshire seeks a Compounding Specialist to perform sterile and nonsterile compounding, including hazardous materials, following USP guidelines. You will work under supervision but perform complex tasks and support patient care units.

Candidates must be a certified Pharmacy Technician, NH registration, high school diploma, and be able to train junior technicians; hospital experience preferred. This role offers growth and exposure to pharmacy automation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification.
• NH registration as Pharmacy Technician required.
• 1 year hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares sterile, non-sterile, and hazardous products per USP guidelines.
• Completes administrative tasks for pharmacy operations, IV room, and automation.
• Stocks, maintains, and troubleshoots automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and other pharmacy automation.
• Maintains competency and performs duties of a Pharmacy Technician 2.
• Assists with training and mentoring Pharmacy Technician 1 and 2 staff.
• Completes hands-on and didactic training as required by applicable regulatory bodies.
• Performs other projects or duties as assigned.

Skills

Sterile compounding

Hazardous drug handling

Pharmacy technician

Training staff

Education

High school diploma

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

NH technician registration

Tools

ADM operation

Pharmacy automation

Job description

Summary

Under the direction of the Compounding Quality Supervisor, Pharmacy Leadership, and pharmacists, the Compounding Specialist is responsible for sterile and nonsterile preparation compounding as well as hazardous sterile and nonsterile compounding. Demonstrates competency and technical proficiency in all applicable USP chapters. This role requires independent performance of complex technical tasks and the ability to serve as a resource for less experienced technicians. In addition, the Compounding Specialist must possess competency in preparing, dispensing, and delivering medications to patient care units, physician offices, and clinics.

Education

High school or equivalent required. Certified as Technician through an accredited program required.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician in the state of NH is required

CPhT certification is required.

Experience

1 year of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibility

• Prepares and compounds sterile, non-sterile, and hazardous products following applicable USP guidelines.
• Completes administrative tasks associated with pharmacy operations, IV room, and automation.
• Stocks, maintains, and troubleshoots automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and other pharmacy automation.
• Maintains competency and performs duties of a Pharmacy Technician 2.
• Assists with training and mentoring of Pharmacy Technician 1 and 2 staff.
• Completes hands‑on and didactic training as required by applicable regulatory bodies.
• Performs other projects or duties as assigned.

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Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered 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.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to hear, perform activities that require fine motor skills, reach, speak, stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to bend, do repetitive motion, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb, kneel, and squat.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and non-weather related heat or cold.

The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electric hazards, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration and variable weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.