Infusion Pharmacy Technician

About Our Company

We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care.

Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, and Starling Physicians.

When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.

Please Note: We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com.

Job Description

Position Summary:

To ensure overall quality of medication and infusion preparation for agents administered in the Summit Health Infusion Center(s). Compound chemotherapeutic and non-chemotherapeutic agents in the Summit Health Infusion Center(s). Ensure compliance with USP-800 guidelines for the handling of hazardous drugs.

Essential Job functions:

The Infusion Pharmacy Technician will be expected to demonstrate ability to perform the following:

• Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
• Compounds medications, chemotherapy and biotherapy using proper aseptic technique.
• Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
• Properly handle and dispose of hazardous drugs and waste materials following OSHA and NIOSH guidelines.
• Perform mathematical calculations to determine appropriate drug measurements for compounding of ordered medications.
• Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for missing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
• Enter and remove medications into and from the Nucleus System.
• Conduct routine medication inventories including monitoring for drugs expiring, and assist with inventory control of medications in the infusion room, storage room and satellite locations.
• Assist in ordering supplies and medication. Receive and restock medications.
• Maintain any necessary QA logs, including (but not limited to) cleaning logs, temperature logs, waste logs, expired and destroyed medication logs, and others.
• Participate in training and orientation of new employees as needed.
• Comply with the Summit Health incident reporting policy and procedures.
• Adhere to all OSHA and Summit Health training and accomplishments as required per policy.
• Provide other job duties as assigned.
• Report issues and concerns to supervising pharmacist and manager in a timely manner.
• Follow the established EPIC/Beacon Workflow
• Updates price uploads from Oncology Supply into QS/1
• Maintains inventory in QS/1
• Ordering of drugs and supplies
• Runs reports for appropriate daily logs needed to be signed by pharmacist
• Maintains files of prescriptions in order of date processed, including refill logs
• Audits prescriptions on a weekly basis
• Maintains signatures from patients picking up their prescriptions
• Maintains Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse guidelines and procedures
• Collects payments of copays from patients
• Properly handle and dispose of hazardous drugs and waste materials following OSHA and NIOSH guidelines.
• Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for missing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
• Conduct routine medication inventories including monitoring for drugs expiring, and assist with inventory control of medications in the dispensary.
• Assist in ordering supplies and medication. Receive and restock medications.

Physical / Mental Job Requirements:

• Dexterity of hands and fingers
• Endurance (e.g. continuous typing, prolonged standing/bending, walking)
• This position operates in a typical office environment, often in cubicles and shared space. The area is well-lit, temperature controlled and free from hazards.
• Communicates frequently to person, via email, teleconference or telephone, with people in many various locations, on a variety of issues.
• Manual dexterity is needed to operate a keyboard.
• Hearing is needed for extensive telephone and/or in-person communication.

Environmental Risks:

• Confined Spaces
• Extreme temperatures

Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:

• High School Graduate/GED/ Equivalent Work
• Vocational / Technical School / Diploma Program
• CT Board of Pharmacy Technician registration
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with PTCB
• Minimum 2 years of hospital experience, including IV compounding
• Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing
• Standard Office Equipment (Phone, Fax, Copy Machine, Scanner, Email/Voice Mail)
• Standard Office Technology in a Window based environment
• Valid License

About Our Commitment

Total Rewards at VillageMD

Our team members are essential to our mission to reshape healthcare through the power of connection. VillageMD highly values the critical role that health and wellness play in the lives of our team members and their families.  Participation in VillageMD’s benefit platform includes Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision, FSA coverages and a 401k savings plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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