Description:
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
Major Responsibilities
- Prepares intravenous (IV) drugs using aseptic technique in compounding parenteral nutrition, antibiotics, chemotherapy and other IV drugs.
- Maintains required documentation in accordance with regulatory and hospital requirements and maintains respect for patient confidentiality. Generates necessary pharmacy reports.
- Performs all major responsibilities of an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician I.
- Complies with all state and federal standards for compounding medications.
- Prepare sterile parenteral products from a patient order including additive, volume and concentration. Prepares adult, pediatric, neonatal parenteral nutrition.
- Prepare batch preparations of sterile compounded products for high use items.
- Maintain inventory and supplies needed for sterile compounding and order supplies for IV area.
- Maintain standards for certification in aseptic technique.
- Proficient with all pharmacy technology and equipment and proper use of all compounding systems.
- Document compounded products using appropriate technology (Simplify, Epic, IMS, etc)
- Support training new technicians in sterile compounding and other specialized tasks.
- Monthly air and surface sampling, as appropriate.
- Demonstrates appropriate behavior in ISO classified environments (handwashing, garbing, aseptic technique).
- Temperature/humidity monitoring (room air, refrigerators, freezers, incubators) and associated documentation.
- Pressure monitoring and documentation.
- Proper use and maintenance of Primary Engineering Controls.
- Perform inspections of area and removes outdated medications and supplies.
- Assists with yearly inventory in assigned areas.
Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities
- Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
- Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
- Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
- Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
- Maintains respect for patient confidentiality.
- Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
- Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
- Ensure that all required licenses and certification are up to date and are current.
- Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.