Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Technician

The Compounding Pharmacy Technician will assist the pharmacist with providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to our patients in accordance with the policies and procedures of Pharmacy Solutions, the state’s professional standards, and other regulatory entities. The Compounding Technician works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, working in the clean room and compounding medication. A compounding Technician is experienced in all aspects of medication compounding and plays a significant role in the coordination of patient services. In addition, the technician may be assigned other pharmacy related responsibilities per business needs.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Follow all company policies and procedures
• Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions
• Update job knowledge by participating in training opportunities
• Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt with change of workflow
• Properly use, calibrate, and maintains equipment needed in making of compounds
• Sampling batches for quality testing. Executes required in-process product quality checks and documents accurately
• Perform miscellaneous inventory of consumables to ensure proper stock
• Operate, clean, and sterilize aseptic compounding equipment and compounding areas
• Maintain housekeeping standards in the compounding areas
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor
• Training of other staff
• Ensure all calculations on compounding log sheets are accurate and correct
• Tracking, ordering and receiving orders of supplies
• Follow all SOPs, USP, and all other safety and company policies, double-check calculations, record compounding procedures, lot and expiry of ingredients.
• Coordinate with other pharmacy team members to compound preparations and execute quality assurance procedures, following standard operating procedures
• Ensure all compounds are prepared in accordance to the master formulas and in accordance with USP<795>, USP <797>, and USP<800>. Responsible for inspection, maintenance, cleaning, and sterilization of all laboratory equipment, instruments, utensils, and work surfaces necessary/required for the preparations
• Monitor and record inventory of chemicals, materials, consumables, and other required items.
• Cleaning of all work areas, including work surfaces, equipment, floors, walls etc,

Job Requirements:

• 1 year of experience as a certified Pharmacy Technician Required
• Experience in sterile IV medication compounding a must
• Current California Pharmacy Technician license
• Current Certified Pharmacist Technician via PTCB a plus
• Experience with Compounder/PK Software a plus
• Ability to cope with varying levels of workload and multiple tasks
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and written
• Willingness to be a team player and promote a positive team environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Flexible and proactive to meet varied patient and company needs
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Able to read, write, and speak English properly, other languages a plus
• Ability to perform simple pharmaceutical calculations for individualized prescriptions.
• Must be able to meet physical demands which may include light lifting.
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour

Experience:

• sterile IV medication compounding: 1 year (Required)
• Pharmacy technician : 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Ceres, CA 95307 (Required)

Work Location: In person