ONCOLOGY PHARMACY TECHNICIAN (JESUP OFFICE) (PRN, AS NEEDED)

I. Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of a licensed clinical pharmacist and Pharmacy Director this position is responsible for mixing chemotherapeutic and/ or other infused drugs, managing inventory as it relates to outpatient infusion therapy. Pharmacy Oncology Technician must demonstrate leadership skills and serve as a model to pharmacy interns. Competency in data analysis, critical thinking skills and handling hazardous medications is required. An understanding of all federal, state and local rules and regulations as they pertain to handling hazardous medications is required. In addition, the pharmacy oncology technician performs assigned duties independently within established time frames within the department and never performs duties which can only be performed by a pharmacist. Pharmacy Oncology technician may receive, secure and transport hazardous medications as necessary.

II. Duties And Responsibilities

Employee will be required to be readily available to work during any weather related incidents or other natural disasters and/or any emergency situation that may arise.

III. Education And Experience

• High school diploma required.
• Completion of an approved Pharmacy Technician program preferred
• 3-5 years of hospital pharmacy technicians experience and currently working at least 30 hours per week.
• Must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy and Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Status

IV. Qualifications

Values:

• Courtesy: demonstrates polite, caring, cooperative and respectful behavior
• Quality: Optimizes talent, skills and abilities to achieve excellence in meeting and exceeding patients/customer's expectations.
• Integrity: Adheres without compromise to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty and sincerity and fairness
• Compassion: Shows respect, empathy and consideration for everyone and treats them with tolerance Accountability: Uses material goods wisely and is conscious of the environment, accountable for prudent use of our talents and financial resources.
• Team Work: Works together to accomplish a task or goal; recognizes the interdependence of one another

V. Acknowledgment

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change ( e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush job, or technological developments).