IV Production Technician

General Summary of Position

MedStar Health is hiring a PRN IV Production Technician at our Elkridge facility. The IV Production Technician prepares all medication for compounding, performs IV preparation under sterile technique and packages medication for distribution to the ordering entity.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Accurately compounds and completes mixing of TPN in the appropriate timeframe as set forth by the productivity standards.
• Accurately prepares all medication according to the mixing report prepared by the pharmacist utilizing good compounding technique. Labels patient specific medications for inspection by pharmacist. Records lot numbers and expiration dates on mixing reports for all dispenses.
• Completes set up of TPN compounder according to policy and procedure for inspection by pharmacists.
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Maintains daily production logs as outlined in the Policy and Procedure manual. Consistently signs off processes that will validate medications produced.
• Maintains department facilities equipment and materials through cleaning and signs off processes that will validate accurate operation.
• Participates in the on-call rotation and rotates to the prep area room as requested.
• Receives all bins into the clean room for compounding and prioritizes mixing of medications.
• Records data in Simplifi-797 including but not limited to temperature monitoring (incubator refrigerators and freezers) cleaning activities.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

Experience

• 6 months experience working in a pharmacy required
• 1-2 years Pharmacy technician experience in a retail or hospital setting preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered technician in Maryland and has achieved pharmacy technician certification through a nationally accredited certification examination (such as PTCB) required