Pyxis Pharmacy Technician

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

The Pyxis Pharmacy Technician I will assist the Pharmacist in professional activities and perform assigned tasks in to maintain medications stocked within clinic areas. The Pharmacy Technician I role interacts with healthcare providers to perform a variety of technical pharmaceutical tasks including refilling automated dispensing machines and maintaining clinic floor stock.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, packages and labels medication in an accurate and efficient manner.
• Online processing of prescription orders including billing appropriately and accurately
• Triage incoming phone calls and electronic messages relating to medications.
• Interact with professional and technical staff in a courteous manner.
• Cleaning and restocking pharmacy areas.
• Follows inventory control processes performing cycle counts and checking outdates.
• Accurately operates CII safe and follows all controlled substance procedures.
• Direct clinical inquiries requiring a pharmacist's professional judgment to a pharmacist.
• Answer inquiries not requiring a pharmacist's professional judgment.
• Assist in the training of pharmacy technicians, apprentices, and interns.
• Other pharmacy related duties in accordance with regulations under Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission
• Know and follow all Pharmacy Department and Fred Hutch policies and procedures, as well as all applicable state and federal laws.
• Provides good customer service to clinic by being attentive and quick to respond to emails and phone calls and follow through on problems and assistance for help.
• Pyxis Medstations refills of medications on a daily basis
  • 11 Pyxis stations in Fred Hutch SLU building 1
  • 12 Pyxis stations in Fred Hutch SLU building 2 (all stations are new additions since March 2023)
• Outdate all soon-to-be expired medications in Pyxis stations on a monthly basis
• Complete weekly Inventory CII safes at SLU Fred Hutch
• Provide medications for 12 clinic floor stock locations with receipt of approved order form
  • Also include providing weekly contrast order to CT department (~10 cases of contrast)
• Outdate all soon-to-be expired medications on a monthly basis
• Replenishment of RPh code box/imaging emergency box/crash cart trays
  • 10 RPh code boxes
  • 27 crash cart trays
  • 22 imaging emergency boxes
• Deliver RPh to rapid response in SLU building 1 during the hours of 830-1730 Monday through Friday
• Annual Fred Hutch flu clinic campaign (October to March)
  • Provide daily restock of flu vaccines to coolers located throughout SLU clinic buildings and Pyxis stations
• Internship/apprenticeship/pharmacist onboarding
  • Train Fred Hutch P1 interns and current pharmacy technician apprentices on Pyxis Medications and CII safes

Qualifications

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Certified as a Washington State Pharmacy Technician
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records.
• Ability to perform pharmaceutic