Pharmacy Tech - Sterile Compounding Regulations & Integrity

NCH; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NCH is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support sterile compounding and related inpatient duties across its Southwest Florida health system. The role ensures compliance with USP standards, maintains competency records, and collaborates with pharmacy leadership and infection prevention to uphold patient safety and regulatory readiness.

The technician performs both sterile and non-sterile compounding tasks, coordinates environmental and equipment documentation, and supports inventory management

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Florida Pharmacy Technician.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certificate required.
• ASHP certificate in sterile compounding within 3 months of start date.
• >1 year experience in hazardous and non-hazardous sterile compounding.
• Working knowledge of aseptic technique, first-air protection, cleaning and disinfecting of engineering controls, and hazardous drug handling.
• Experience supporting USP 797/800 compliance, environmental monitoring, competency testing, audits, and accreditation surveys.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all sterile hazardous and non-hazardous compounding operations on the two NCH hospital campuses.
• Pharmacy personnel competency and qualification surveillance; verify competency evidence with documentation and lab reports.
• Ensure glove fingertip sampling records are current.
• Environmental monitoring, cleaning, and facilities documentation; review logs for completeness and maintain schedules for regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate and educate on non-sterile (USP <795>) compounding.
• Quality assurance and survey readiness of sterile compounding environments across campuses.
• IV room inventory, supply, and workflow support; maintain par levels and reduce expirations and waste.
• Serve as technician resource and preceptor for new hires; provide timely, factual feedback when deviations occur.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Hazardous drug handling

Quality assurance

Environmental monitoring

Documentation accuracy

Education

Florida-registered Pharmacy Technician

CPhT Certificate

ASHP sterile compounding certificate

Job description

• DEPARTMENT: 17070 - Pharmacy DT


• LOCATION: 350 7th Street North, Naples, FL, 34102


• WORK TYPE: Full Time


• WORK SCHEDULE: Variable Day

ABOUT NCH

NCH is an independent, locally governed non-profit delivering premier comprehensive care. Our healthcare system is comprised of two hospitals, an alliance of 700+ physicians, and medical facilities in dozens of locations throughout Southwest Florida that offer nationally recognized, quality health care.

NCH is transforming into an Advanced Community Healthcare System(TM) and we're proud to: Provide higher acuity care and Centers of Excellence; Offer Graduate Medical Education and fellowships; Have endowed chairs; Conduct research and participate in national clinical trials; and partner with other health market leaders, like Hospital for Special Surgery, Encompass, and ProScan.

Join our mission to help everyone live a longer, happier, healthier life. We are committed to care and believe there's always more at NCH - for you and every person we serve together. Visit nchjobs.org to learn more.

JOB SUMMARY

The Pharmacy Sterile Compounding Regulations and Integrity supports safe, standardized, and survey-ready sterile compounding operations across the NCH health system. The technician performs sterile compounding and related inpatient pharmacy duties while coordinating the administrative controls that sustain compliance with applicable laws, regulations, accreditation requirements, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards, organizational policies, and manufacturer instructions for use.

The role maintains reliable competency and compliance records; supports environmental and equipment documentation; reinforces standardized work; and promptly escalates overdue, failed, missing, or out-of-range items. The technician works under the System Director of Pharmacy's supervision and in close partnership with the Director of Pharmacy and Technician Supervisors on each NCH campus, the infection prevention department, facilities, environmental services, quality, lab, and contracted certification vendors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Other duties may be assigned.


• Responsible for all sterile hazardous and non-hazardous compounding operations on the two NCH hospital campuses.


• Pharmacy Personnel competency and qualification surveillance. Verify that competency evidence is complete and supported by both documentation and laboratory reports.


• Ensure all glove fingertip sampling records are current.


• Environmental Monitoring, cleaning, and facilities documentation. Reviews monitoring logs for completeness and maintains schedules and records for all regulatory compliance needs.


• Responsible for the coordination and education of non-sterile (USP<795) compounding.


• Responsible for quality assurance and survey readiness of the sterile compounding environment of both NCH hospital campuses.


• IV room inventory, supply, and workflow support. Working with technician managers and sterile compounding technicians of each hospital campus to maintain par levels and avoid unnecessary expirations and excess inventory.


• Serve as technician resource and preceptor for new technician hires. Provide timely, factual, and psychologically safe feedback when a process deviation is observed.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician in the State of Florida.


• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Certificate required.


• Completion of ASHP certificate in sterile compounding less than 3 months after start date.


• Greater than 1 year of experience in hazardous and non-hazardous sterile compounding.


• Working knowledge of aseptic technique, first-air protection, cleaning and disinfecting of engineering controls, and hazardous drug handling.


• Experience supporting USP<797>/<800> compliance, environmental monitoring, competency testing, audits, and accreditation surveys.


• Reliability, integrity, and attention to details.