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Pharmacy Technician - IV

Cancer Specialists LLC

#Inventory Management #OSHA #Healthcare #Pharmacy Technician #Aseptic Technique #IV Certification #Chemotherapy #Dosage Calculation #MSDS Sheets

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Responsible for the technical preparation, compounding, and distribution of IV medications while maintaining strict record-keeping and inventory control. Duties include calculating dosages, verifying physician authorizations, and ensuring clean room maintenance according to safety guidelines.

Requirements summary

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of three years of pharmacy experience with IV skills. Must be a Florida registered technician, with IV certification strongly preferred.

high schoolprofessional certificateInventory ControlInsurance VerificationMedication DistributionAseptic TechniqueOSHA GuidelinesHazardous Waste DisposalDosage CalculationIV CompoundingUSP 797 CompliancePharmacy Record Keeping

Job description

Cancer Specialists of North Florida is recruiting for an experienced IV Pharmacy Technician for our busy Ascension Clay Office. The Pharmacy Tech is responsible for performing the technical, nonjudgmental aspects of medical preparation, distribution, record-keeping, and inventory control. This includes the calculation of dosages, verifying patient information and physician drug authorization, assisting under supervision with compounding or admixing medication, and properly disposing of all materials used. This position is also responsible for the maintenance of records, logs, and MSDS sheets, and for performing any other administrative tasks necessary. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:
Assists with the preparation of medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision
Assist with retail pharmacy medications according to policy.
Checks all orders for completeness of information; verifies patient information and proper physician authorization
Checks all orders for insurance approval before admixing
Under 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 dosages, including the conversion between metric and apothecary equivalents. Calculations are subject to final verification.
Maintains indigent patient drug program as needed
Counts controlled drugs weekly and maintain records
Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non chemo IV’s
Cleans hood and/or 797 clean room daily and in between I.V. admixing
Logs and dates all drugs that are being used, checks drugs monthly for outdates, keeps accurate temperature logs, maintains all logs required by pharmacy policy
Keeps accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs
Maintains proper control documentations, including lot numbers
Assists with inventory control of medications and other supplies to ensure that standard drug supplies are in adequate supply in all departments; receives and shelves medications
Completes monthly pharmacy checklist and submits to the central pharmacy
Receives new drug education to remain abreast of new information
Maintains confidentially of all information related to patients and medical staff
Understands and demonstrates aseptic techniques and procedures

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