Option Care Health·Orchard Park, New York
The technician prepares and compounds medications in a clean room environment under the direction of a licensed pharmacist. They are also responsible for maintaining pharmacy surfaces, sanitizing laminar flow hoods, and documenting equipment logs.
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Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.
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Job Description: Summary:
*Must be Nationally Certified.
Under the direction of a licensed Pharmacist, the compounding technician I works in a clean room compounding medication at least 50% of the time in order to help ensure safe, accurate, and smooth compounding operations.
Job Description: Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)
Prescription Compounding, Preparation, & Processing
Assists pharmacist with the preparation and dispensing of medications and supplies in accordance with OCH policies & procedures, and in accordance with state regulations & standards.
Prepares medications so they are accurately compounded.
Performs basic pharmaceutical calculations in order to obtain correct dosages of medications.
Accurately labels and packages medications.
Participates in the process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication related incidents.
Site & Supplies/Equipment Maintenance
Ensures pharmacy surfaces and laminar flow hoods are cleaned and sanitized.
Inspects equipment and documents any equipment failures or defects.
Assists with recording and maintaining pharmacy temperature & cleaning logs.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
(i.e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.)
No - X
Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements
High School Diploma or GED.
Minimum of 1 year of pharmacy technician experience.
Must be licensed or registered (if required by the state)
Basic qualifications
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Able to perform basic & intermediate level mathematical calculations.
Excellent organizational skills.
Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting, and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures, and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).
Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding, and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering, and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).
Physical Demand Requirements
Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
Frequent bending, stooping, reaching.
Ability to carry at least 30lbs
Travel Requirements: (if required)
May perform other duties as assigned
Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Pay Range is $19.16-$31.92
Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.
Market context
In New York, pharmacy technician openings are often driven by steady patient volume, retail pharmacy staffing needs, and the need for accurate prescription support. These roles are competitive because employers look for a current license or registration, pharmacy experience, and strong attention to detail, communication, and medical terminology knowledge. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your license status and match your experience to the listed sig codes and workflow needs before applying.
