Position Overview
Infusion Pharmacy Technician
To ensure overall quality of medication and infusion preparation for agents administered in the Summit Health Infusion Center(s). Compound chemotherapeutic and non-chemotherapeutic agents in the Summit Health Infusion Center(s). Ensure compliance with USP-800 guidelines for the handling of hazardous drugs.
Essential Job Functions:
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Compounds medications, chemotherapy and biotherapy using proper aseptic technique.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Properly handle and dispose of hazardous drugs and waste materials following OSHA and NIOSH guidelines.
- Perform mathematical calculations to determine appropriate drug measurements for compounding of ordered medications.
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for missing, packaging, or labeling pha...