Pharmacy Technician Specialty (Oncology)

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician Specialty

Location: Morris Cancer Center

Department Name: Pharmacy

Req #: 0000256169

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $24.87 - $29.84 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Pharmacy Technician Specialty (Oncology) - RWJBarnabas Health

The primary purpose of the Pharmacy Technician Specialty position is to assist the Pharmacist in all aspects of pharmacy practice for the purpose of dispensing medications for patients with cancer.

A typical day for a Pharmacy Technician Specialty may include:

• Sterile/non-sterile product preparation, patient profile maintenance, department recordkeeping, billing, maintaining inventory.

• The handling of investigational drugs and associated recordkeeping. T

• Serving a vital role in patient safety through the performance of both aseptic and hazardous drug compounding techniques that requires compliance with USP 797 and 800 within a clean room using personal protective equipment to reduce exposure and contamination while maintaining sterility of the final product.

• Using aseptic technique consistent with USP 797 and USP 800 and NJAC 13:39-11 while following institutional and NIOSH guidelines, accurately and safely prepares chemotherapy as assigned and under direct supervision of the Pharmacist. Requires completion of formal certification program that covers policy, procedures, technique, and law.

• Maintains the integrity of laminar airflow hoods by using proper techniques and daily cleaning.

• Prepares and labels extemporaneously compounded non-sterile pharmaceuticals including the counting and auditing of oral chemotherapy.

• Documents and confirms documentation of patients' adherence to oral chemotherapy clinical trials through pill counts.

• Performs tasks necessary to ensure that the inventory is available on the day of treatment.

• Using computer generated reports, maintains adequate inventory levels in pharmacy or assigned infusion areas.

• Performs safety checks of all dose calculations including dose, concentration, rate of infusion, duration of stability and reconciles differences with Pharmacists prior to compounding.

• Maintains pharmacy and electronic medical records EMR profiles as assigned including documentation of lot, expiration dates.

• Performs daily audits to ensure proper documentation of medications dispensed and billed. Uses audit to query Pharmacists and Nurses to confirm documentation on Medication Administration Records to justify billing or generate a corrective action plan.

• Delivers prepared medication to nursing units, as assigned.

• Answers questions and other inquiries from medical and non-medical staff including physicians, nurses and medical technicians and directs questions to the Pharmacist.

• Assists with orientation and training of new staff.

This role might be for you if:

• Clear, compassionate communication defines how you interact with patients, families, and colleagues

• Attention to detail and clinical precision guide your work every day, understanding that errors have serious consequence

• You have knowledge of healthcare informatics that are vital for entry and documentation of patient activities in the pharmacy documentation database.

• You remain calm and highly adaptable while managing a fast-paced retail environment

• You work as a team player, and enhances team effectiveness through dependability.

• Patient safety, accurate drug evaluation, and delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care are your top priorities

• You enjoy working collaboratively with providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams

• Continuous learning, inventory awareness, and operational efficiency motivate you

• Creating a positive, reassuring, and legally compliant patient experience is central to your approach

To be considered for this Pharmacy Technician Specialty opportunity:

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• One or more years of Pharmacy Experience

• PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) certification required within 6 months of hire.

Preferred, not required:

• PTCB certification upon hire

• Prior experience as a pharmacy technician is preferred.

• Prior Pyxis experience preferred

• Prior EPIC experience preferred