IV Mixing Technician

What Specialty Pharmacy contributes to Cardinal Health

Pharmacy Operations is responsible for the safe, efficient and effective coordination of Cardinal Health's pharmacy operations that service acute care hospitals, hospital retail customers, ambulatory care and alternate site facilities, oncology and cardiology practices as well as retail customers.

Specialty Pharmacy is responsible for fulfilling customer requests, resolving customers' technical problems, and responding to customers' questions through on-site and telephone contact.

Essential Functions

The IV Technician provides ancillary / technical assistance in providing chemotherapy and other medication to patients. Duties include, but are not limited to, posting and filling orders, distributing and delivering medications, and answering phones.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions

· Accurately prepares and / or responds to medication order, in accordance with designated procedures.

· Effectively processes all physician dispensing prescriptions and processes adjustments accordingly.

· Prepares IV solutions accurately.

· Accurately calculates and prepares additive formulations for chemotherapy.

· Accurately maintains appropriate stock levels for solutions, medications and supplies used in the IV room and individual work areas.

· Effectively performs work related telephone activities appropriately and in a timely manner. Resolves problems within scope of responsibility and routes calls to appropriate person(s) as needed.

· Effectively maintains necessary equipment in opening and closing mixing area of practice.

· Accurately performs computer functions as related to charging, crediting and debiting on distributed medications. Uses functions to verify orders and dosing of medications. (Flow sheet, MD orders, orders RX, treatment, etc.)

· Effectively delivers intravenous additive solutions and controlled substances to appropriate nursing units in a timely manner.

· Demonstrates proper infection control procedures, prior to IV preparation.

· Demonstrates proper use of transfer devices, ambulatory pumps and tubing.

· Ensures chemotherapy waste is properly discarded and logged.

· Properly reconstitutes drugs with appropriate solution and volume.

· Effectively inspects final product for incompatibilities, cores and particulate matter.

· Always checks label prior to and after preparing medications to ensure correct labeling and preparation of product.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience, preferred
• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience, preferred
• Active Pharmacy Technician License in California
• Occasional travel to other locations with-in San Diego County

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies acquired knowledge and skills to complete standard tasks
• Readily learns and applies new information and methods to work in assigned area
• Maintains appropriate licenses, training and certifications
• Works on routine assignments that require some problem resolution
• Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods
• Adheres to all quality guidelines
• Works under moderate degree of supervision
• Work typically involves regular review of output by work lead or supervisor
• Refers complex unusual problems to supervisor

Location

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.