Automation Pharmacy Technician 4 (IV Compounding)

Automation Pharmacy Technician 4 (IV Compounding) 

What You Can Expect

• Career growth: Join a team that values promoting its members. Begin as an automation pharmacy technician and advance into roles such as professional services, consulting, marketing, management and beyond. 
• Opportunities are limitless at Omnicell for people who are driven and motivated about all aspects of healthcare.
  Learning and development: Maintain your skillset at its best through ongoing on-the-job training centered around state-of-the-art pharmacy technology. Take advantage of mentorship opportunities and utilize comprehensive learning initiatives tailored to improve your interpersonal skills.
• Excellent benefits: Your benefits start on your first day. We design our health, insurance, retirement, educational, and well-being programs to ensure quality, value, and financial protection to help you and your family live well.

Day in Life

• As a Pharmacy Services Pharmacy Technician IV, you step into a critical role, ensuring the seamless daily dispensing of all sterile compounded medications from Omnicell's advanced automated IV equipment. Your role includes:
• Equipment management, maintenance, cleaning, and troubleshooting.
• Material management and movement.
• Managing optimal medication inventory levels.
• Diligently reviewing and updating documentation.
• Effective customer communication for building strong relationships.

Join us in this dynamic position and contribute to top-notch pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Perform IV automation tasks in an aseptic, error free manner, consistent with standard operating procedures.
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly IV automation equipment cleaning and maintenance.
• Follow Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs procedures when handling medications.
• Responsible for identifying / ordering medications to ensure medication inventories are at optimal levels.
• Responsible for monitoring and ordering consumable supplies required for the operation of the equipment.
• Responsible for performing basic troubleshooting and standard maintenance of IV automation equipment and reporting unresolved equipment issues to the IV TAC.
• Complete fingertip and media fill sampling.
• Maintain a high level of communication with pharmacy operations manager and customer, to ensure proactive, solution-oriented problem identification and resolution.
• Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction by aligning the Pharmacy Services Program to provide customer-focused support emphasizing quality, professionalism, and responsiveness, by acting as liaison between Omnicell and customer to assist with customer concerns.
• Conduct training and ensure completion of all required documents and compliance with all Pharmacy Services procedures and policies.
• Maintain fiscal responsibility for work-related expenses, complete expense reports, adhere to corporate card procedures, per Omnicell travel policies.
• Comply with reasonable procedures, policies and guidelines established by the Customer facility.
• Maintain national certification and all state required credentialing.
• Act as a resource or SME, for Omnicell team members, providing training and/or assistance either on site or remotely to ensure optimal workflow.

Specialized Knowledge / Skills

• Good organizational skills in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate customer service skills.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with mechanical equipment.
• Working knowledge of computer hardware, Microsoft Windows, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A self-starter who is able to work independently and follow a detailed plan.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work well with customers and with employees at various levels.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Active Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Technician License/Registration. 
• Active National Pharmacy Technician Certificate: PTCB / CPhT / EXCPT.
• Working knowledge of IV Compounding.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• One year of IV Compounding experience.
• Proficient in the use of PPE and hand hygiene techniques.
• Working knowledge of sterile environment requirement.
• Completed an accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program.
• Two years’ previous experience in hospital pharmacy automation.
• Basic Troubleshooting Skills with automation devices.
• Automation implementation experience.

Work Conditions