About the Role
Be part of a practice at the forefront of cutting-edge cancer care and advanced treatments. Access opportunities for professional growth and continuing education. Work alongside a collaborative and compassionate team of experts dedicated to making a difference. Discover your career potential with a practice dedicated to excellence and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Assists with the preparation of medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision of a pharmacist.
- Checks all orders for completeness of information.
- Verifies patient information and proper physician authorization.
- Under direct 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.
- Assists in counting controlled drugs weekly and maintain records.
- Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs.
- Assists in cleaning hoods daily checking drugs monthly for outdates and other quality assurance activities as assigned.
- Assists in keeping accurate temperature logs, accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
- Maintains proper control documentation of medications including lot numbers.
- Provide support with inventory control of medications.
- Prepares labels.
- Files and prepares billing.
- Basic data entry into department automation.
- Ordering of medication and supplies as directed.
- Assist with required cleaning and maintenance of the admix area and the pharmacy department in general to minimize particle counts and improve overall sanitation.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Entry level to three years experience in an infusion/admixture area or pharmacy.
- Full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Ability to read and note appropriate measurements.
- Sitting/standing for extensive periods of time.
- Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs.
- Corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Skills
- Technical and Functional Experience
- Adaptability
- Sound Judgment
- Work Commitment
- Quality Commitment
Location
- Multiple locations throughout the Capital Region
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry level
- Up to 3 years
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $21 - $26.09 per hour
Benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Continuing education
About the Company
- A practice at the forefront of cutting-edge cancer care and advanced treatments.
- Dedicated to excellence and innovation.
- Contributes to groundbreaking clinical trials that shape the future of oncology care.
