• Job Description

  Req#: 33273
  Overview
  
  
  POSITION: Pharmacy Tech
  LOCATION: Blue Ash
  WEEKLY HOURS: 40
  OHC is currently looking for an experienced pharmacy tech to work in our specialty pharmacy at our Blue Ash practice. Our pharmacy techs works closely with our retail pharmacists, verifies patient information and proper authorization, as well as calculates correct dosage volumes, assists with keeping accurate logs, and providing our patients with superior service.
  Start a rewarding career with OHC and help change the lives of the patients your serve. OHC has been fighting cancer on the front lines for more than 40 years. We are now one of the nation’s largest independent oncology practices, as well as the region’s premier source of treatment for nearly every form of adult cancer and complex blood disorder. At its heart, our approach to cancer care is simple – to surround our patients with everything they need so they can focus on what matters most: beating cancer!
  Why choose OHC?
  You take care of our patients, so we take care of you. OHC’s benefits include:
  • 3 Health Insurance Plans to choose from
  • 2 Dental and 2 Vision insurance plans
  • A company matched 401K plan
  • Profit sharing plan for clinical employees
  • Competitive salaries
  • Company paid short term / long term disability / life insurance
  • Paid Holidays
  • A generous PTO plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Professional Development Program
  • Nationwide Discounts at your favorite hotels, resorts and retailers just for being an OHC employee
  • Wellness Program
  • Yearly merit raises
  • Opportunities for advancement
  
  Responsibilities
  
  
  • Assists with the preparation of medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision of a registered pharmacist.
  • Checks all orders for completeness of information. Verifies patient information and proper physician authorization.
  • Under direct supervision, admixes drugs as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner as per department guidelines, and preparing all drugs within OSHA guidelines and interoffice guidelines.
  • Calculates correct dosage volumes, converting between metric and apothecary equivalents. Assists in counting controlled drugs weekly and maintain records.
  • Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs. Assists in cleaning hoods daily checking drugs monthly for outdates and other quality assurance activities as assigned.
  • Assists in keeping accurate temperature logs, accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
  • Maintains proper control documentation of medications including lot numbers. Provide support with inventory control of medications. Prepares labels. Files and prepares billing. Basic data entry into department automation.
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  High School diploma or equivalent. Entry level to three years’ experience in a pharmacy.
  
  PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
  
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands of this job typically require full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination and the ability to read and note appropriate measurements. Requires sitting/standing for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
  
  WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to direct contact with patients with potential for exposure to toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and chemotherapeutic agents.
  
  
  High School diploma or equivalent. Entry level to three years’ experience in a pharmacy.
  
  PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
  
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands of this job typically require full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination and the ability to read and note appropriate measurements. Requires sitting/standing for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
  
  WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to direct contact with patients with potential for exposure to toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and chemotherapeutic agents.
  
  
  • Assists with the preparation of medication orders by compounding or admixing medications under supervision of a registered pharmacist.
  • Checks all orders for completeness of information. Verifies patient information and proper physician authorization.
  • Under direct supervision, admixes drugs as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner as per department guidelines, and preparing all drugs within OSHA guidelines and interoffice guidelines.
  • Calculates correct dosage volumes, converting between metric and apothecary equivalents. Assists in counting controlled drugs weekly and maintain records.
  • Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs. Assists in cleaning hoods daily checking drugs monthly for outdates and other quality assurance activities as assigned.
  • Assists in keeping accurate temperature logs, accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
  • Maintains proper control documentation of medications including lot numbers. Provide support with inventory control of medications. Prepares labels. Files and prepares billing. Basic data entry into department automation.

• About the company

  City of Hope is a private, not-for-profit clinical research center, hospital and graduate medical school located in Duarte, California, United States.

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