Pharmacy Technician (Norwood, MA)

Pharmacy Technician (Norwood, MA)

Coram, an Apria Healthcare Company, is a leading provider of specialty infusion and pharmacy distribution services with more than 80 branch locations and over 50 infusion suites throughout the country. Our more than 2,000 employees, including nearly 1,000 infusion nurses and pharmacists, are known in the industry for providing a high level of personalized care to thousands of home and infusion suite IV patients every day. Please visit our website at .

• Assists the pharmacist in maintaining compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations, accrediting body standards and Coram Policy and Procedures (P&P).
• Follows all appropriate guidelines for the preparation of compounded sterile products per Coram P&P:
  • Product preparation
  • Checking procedures
  • Labeling procedures
  • Packaging compounded product for storage and delivery
• Prepares and maintains the pharmacy clean room suite and all dedicated equipment in accordance with Coram P&P's.
• Performs and maintains documentation of IV admixture and clean room suite sterility testing in accordance with Coram P&P's.
• Completes appropriate documentation, such as labels, log sheets and reports, according to Coram P&P's.
• Completes order entry and refills under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Assists in training and orientation of new pharmacy technicians as directed by pharmacy manager or designee.
• Performs and instructs inventory management and storage per Coram P&P at direction of pharmacy manager or designee.
• Participates and instructs in performance improvement, quality assurance and in-service activities per Coram P&P
• Communicates appropriately with all members of the healthcare team.
• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; some college is preferred.
• At least one year experience (or combination of education and experience) as a pharmacy technician.
• Must have demonstrated IV admixture skills and abilities.
• Eligible for state registration, certification or licensure per state regulations.
• National pharmacy technician certification required.
• Basic computer skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to mix drugs, use computer and other equipment and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Vision requirements include close vision, color vision, night vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

Apria Healthcare (or Coram Healthcare ) is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Because Apria believes in providing a safe work environment, we conduct drug and background checks in our recruiting/hiring processes. AA/EOE, M/F/D/V