Job Description
Overview Pharmacy Admixture Technician - Arlington Heights - Chemotherapy Experience Required Hourly Rate: $27 Benefits include 401k, Medical, Dental and Vision, Flexible HSA, and Health Rewards Program Monday - Friday, no weekends. Benefits include health, dental, vision, wellness programs, 401k, PTO, life insurance, and more. SCOPE: Under direct supervision of a physician working within a clinic admixture room, performs the technical, nonjudgemental aspects of medication preparation, distribution, record keeping and inventory control. Tasks are subject to sequential or final verification by a registered nurse or registered pharmacist. 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. Maintain current drug information and MSDS sheets. Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemotherapy or non-chemo medications. Cleans hood daily or as stated in policy and procedures. Logs and dates all drugs that are bein 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. Ma