PRN PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - MULTIPLE CLINIC LOCATIONS - FLOAT
Company: Alabama Oncology
Location: Birmingham
Posted on: October 30, 2024
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Job Description:
This a PRN opportunity to work across multiple clinic
locations.SummaryThe PRN Pharmacy Technician performs an essential
role in the preparation, compounding, dispensing, and distribution
of sterile and nonsterile hazardous medications in the ambulatory
oncology setting, including handling of hazardous waste,
documentation, and inventory management.Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:Technician is responsible for ensuring safe
preparation and dispensing of intravenous hazardous and
non-hazardous medications.Technician should practice correct usage
of PPE, including compliance with regulatory requirements mandating
PPE be donned across all aspects of hazardous drug
handling.Technicians should play a role in embracing CSTDs for
preparation of anticancer medications, including involvement in the
evaluation process and familiarity with regulatory
standards.Technicians shall be fully trained in the storage,
handling, and disposal of hazardous drugs per employer, state, and
national guidelines; this training shall occur before preparing or
handling hazardous preparations and the effectiveness of the
training should be verified by testing specific techniques. All
training should be documented, and competency should be reassessed
and documented at least every 12 months.Technicians should be
trained on hazardous drug exposure and spill control, including
treatment of individuals accidentally exposed to hazardous
medications and on the disposal of hazardous
medications.Technicians may aid in CADD pump preparation upon
demonstration of competency.Technicians should support multiple
aspects of investigational drug management, including inventory,
information and record keeping, and preparation of investigational
products for dispensing.Technicians should minimize medication
waste through monitoring compliance with policies and procedures
including dose rounding and optimizing drug use through schedule
coordination.Pharmacy technicians should carry out daily purchasing
activities and assist with vendors, group purchasing organizations,
and manufacturer contracts.Technicians should promote inventory
control strategies, including minimization of expired products,
promotion of adequate medication turnover, and alignment with
product-line purchasing, to ensure inventory control management of
high-cost items while reducing overall stock supplies.When
receiving products, pharmacy technicians should employ special
precautions for hazardous substances and ensure fidelity of drug
product specific shipping and handling requirements.Technicians
should contribute to drug shortage management, including managing
purchasing strategies and investigating procurement of alternative
products.Technicians should leverage information technology
resources to improve quality and efficiency of Alabama Oncology,
including preparation of reports from clinical and automation
systems to facilitate organizational, departmental, and individual
decision making.Technicians should evaluate monitoring for
equipment and storage facilities based on current standard
operating protocols for continued fidelity checks of equipment for
medication storage, compounding, and delivery.Education,
Experience, and LicensureMust be registered as a Pharmacy
Technician at the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy.Understanding and
demonstrating proper aseptic technique as outlined in USP and USP
.Compounding and dispensing hazardous medications is highly
preferred.Technicians may attain the necessary knowledge base in a
variety of ways, ranging from on-the-job training to online or
publication-based training, employer-based structured didactic
learning, and formalized study with programs that have proper
accreditation status.Must obtain 3 hours of continuing education;
one hour of which is subject to a live credit hour. Technicians can
receive CE credit for any CE hour that is either approved by the
Alabama Board of Pharmacy (ABOP) or Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education-Technician (ACPE-T).Company BenefitsFamily/Work
balance Monday - Friday work scheduleCompany HolidaysCompany
VacationExcellent Medical with vision included.Excellent DentalFree
parkingEOE
Keywords: Alabama Oncology, Huntsville , PRN PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - MULTIPLE CLINIC LOCATIONS - FLOAT, Healthcare , Birmingham, Alabama
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