Admixture Technican

Overview

• Alliance Cancer Specialists is seeking a compassionate and skilled Admixture Technician to join our oncology care team in our Pharmacy.
• This role will cover our Bensalem Practice.
• In this role, you’ll provide high-quality, patient-centered care in a collaborative clinical environment.
• You’ll work closely with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to support patients through every step of their cancer journey.
• There is required traveling between our Pharmacy Sites- including Langhone, Sellersville, and Bensalem.
• Key Responsibilities: Prepares medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision of a physician.
• Checks all orders for completeness of information.
• Verifies patient information and proper physician authorization.
• Checks all orders for insurance approval before admixing.
• Under a professional's supervision, admixes drugs as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner as per department guidelines, and preparing all drugs within OSHA guidelines and interoffice guidelines.
• Calculates correct dosage volumes, converting between metric and apothecary equivalents.
• Maintains indigent patient drug program as assigned.
• Counts controlled drugs weekly and maintain records.
• Maintains current drug information and MSDS sheets.
• Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs.
• Cleans hood daily or as stated in policy and procedures.
• Logs and dates all drugs that are being used.
• Checks drugs monthly for outdate and other quality assurance activities as assigned.
• Keeps accurate temperature logs.
• Keeps accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
• Maintains proper control documentation of medications, including lot numbers.
• Complete inventory control of medications.
• Receives and shelves medications.
• Assists lead admixture technician in ensuring that standard drug supplies are in adequate supply in all departments.