Pharmacy Technician

KPH HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. in Texas is seeking a Pharmacy Technician under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. You will assist with sterile compounding, maintain the compounding area and equipment, and support inventory management and order fulfillment.

The role also involves coordinating shipment or delivery of medications to patients and providers, ensuring accuracy, documentation, and compliance with federal, state and local laws.

Responsibilities

• Assists the pharmacist in maintaining federal, state and local laws, accrediting body standards, and Policies and Procedures (P&Ps).
• Performs IV admixtures sterility testing in accordance with policy, maintains documentation.
• Assists the pharmacists in the preparation and labeling of medications as allowed by law.
• Prepares sterile parenterals using aseptic technique and pharmacist checks.
• Assembles drugs and supplies by matching codes and quantities from the compounding document.
• Labels products correctly and clearly.
• Checks the final product for particulates and container integrity.
• Ensures compounded product is matched to the correct delivery prior to shipping.
• Conducts quality control and sterility testing.
• Assists in maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Orders, receives and stores medications and supplies.
• Performs physical inventories according to Policies & Procedures.
• Maintains pharmacy records and documents dispensing information.
• Maintains DME and equipment, including cleaning and calibration.
• Cleans work areas routinely per policies and procedures.
• Communicates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.
• Documents activities according to Policies & Procedures (logs).
• Participates in Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance activities.
• Serves as Process Owner as assigned.
• Completes all mandatory and regulatory training programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, the technician helps to prepare medications with sterile compounding, maintains the compounding area and equipment, and monitors inventory. Also facilitating the shipment or delivery of medications to patients and providers.

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, the technician helps to prepare medications with sterile compounding, maintains the compounding area and equipment, and monitors inventory. Also facilitating the shipment or delivery of medications to patients and providers.

Job Duties

• Assists the pharmacist in maintaining federal, state and local laws, accrediting body standards, and Policies and Procedures (P&Ps).


• Performs IV admixtures sterility testing in accordance with policy, maintains appropriate documentation.


• Assists the pharmacists in the preparation and labeling of medications as allowed by law.


• Prepares sterile parenterals following appropriate aseptic technique and obtaining required checks by pharmacists and


• Appropriate assembly of drugs and supplies by matching codes and quantities from the compounding document,


• Correct labeling of product,


• Checking the final product for the absence of particulate matter and container integrity and


• Ensuring compounded product gets matched to the right delivery just prior to shipping.


• Conducts quality control and sterility testing.


• Assists the pharmacist in maintaining appropriate inventory levels.


• Orders, receives and stores medications and supplies.


• Performs physical inventories according to (P&Ps).


• Maintains pharmacy records including filing and documenting required information on dispensing records.


• Maintains and tracks DME and other equipment including cleaning and calibration activities.


• Cleans work areas routinely in accordance with policies and procedures.


• Communicates appropriately with all members of the healthcare team.


• Documents appropriately according to AristaCare P&Ps, all activities using required paperwork (logs).


• Participates in Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance activities education programs and department/branch meetings.


• Serves as Process Owner as assigned.


• Responsible for completing all mandatory and regulatory training programs


• Perform other duties as assigned