Position Summary:
As a Compounding Pharmacy Technician, you will be working on a specialized team focused on high touch programs to assist our patients. This role is very detail oriented and you’ll spend the majority of your day working in our compounding suite compounding sterile and non-sterile medication, completing daily documentation as required per USP regulations, maintaining the compounding suite, entering formulas in the compounding software, and processing prescription orders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Other duties as assigned.
- Understands the need and importance of flexibility to change job functions and/or schedules to meet the needs of the team and our patients
- Ensure appropriate distribution of workload and workflow for assigned area including shifting resources and backfilling as needed.
- Perform required daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning and disinfecting of clean rooms, ante rooms, hoods, prep space, USP 800 rooms, and equipment.
- Perform compounding functions within adherence to USP 795, 797, and 800 and other compounding rules and regulations in both ISO 5 environments as well as non-sterile compounding rooms.
- Accurately and responsibly operate production equipment to include, but not limited to, changing labels, cleaning printers, monitoring production equipment, restocking materials.
- Ensure appropriate teams are informed of equipment malfunctions.
Required Education & Experience:
- Strong attention to detail with good organizational skills
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time and perform physical cleaning activities wearing a respirator and full-cover sterile garb
- General PC knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Ability to work 10-hour shifts, Monday-Thursday, and a willingness to work a modified schedule (to eventually include Friday compounding) to accommodate heavy work volumes and holiday mix schedules as needed
- Arizona Pharmacy Technician registration required. Willing to obtain registration in Florida and Pennsylvania. PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) certificate preferred. ASHP Accredited education preferred.
- Knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within dispensing pharmacy
Initial, periodic and validation training as required by USP 795, 797, and 800 - High School Diploma or GED required
- 2-3 years relevant experience
- Previous sterile compounding experience and USP 795, 797, and 800 knowledge is strongly preferred
- Good verbal and written communication skills