Oncology Pharmacy Tech Specialist

Oncology Pharmacy Tech Specialistm Home Infusion (Trinity Health MI). Department:
Home Infusion.

Location:

Trinity Health Ann Arbor.

Employment Type:

Part-time. Shift: Day Shift.

Infusion pharmacy is a specialized area within a healthcare facility where medications are prepared, dispensed, and administered through infusion (e.g., intravenous, subcutaneous, Intrathecal, etc.). The pharmacy focuses on providing complex, often high-risk treatments for patients requiring intravenous medications, such as chemotherapy, antibiotics, iron or immunotherapy drugs.

Under the direction of a Registered Pharmacist, assists pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, and maintaining patient records maintaining the drug inventory. Performs all job functions of the Pharmacy Technician Specialist as needed/appropriate for the Home Infusion Pharmacy department. Performs pharmacy supportive functions requiring an advanced level of training and additional levels of responsibility; may focus on advanced technical skills. Performs tasks requiring independent judgement, advanced technical skills, and creative problem solving.

Demonstrates performance that consistently meets quality assurance standards. Performs sterile IV compounding with complex formula for home infusion patients. The consequences of a compounding or drug selection error, if undetected could result in serious patient injury. Maintains patient records for delivery ticket confirmation, ABN; which are required prior to claim submission. Also responsible for thinning patient charts, filing nursing notes and other paperwork to maintain patient records.

Additionally, assist with gathering supplies for deliveries and scheduling deliveries.

• Prepares IV admixtures for home infusion patients
• Interprets and follows complicated compounding formulas.
• Maintains knowledge of all equipment used in clean room and policy and procedures associated with them.
• Ensures appropriate NDC products are used for compounding for accurate charge capture.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of IV stability and storage issues.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of prescription labeling information.
• Prepares Hazardous Drugs for home infusion patients
• Maintains competencies related to hazardous drugs handling and preparation.
• Interprets and follows complicated directions for mixing hazardous drugs.
• Patient Record Maintenance
• Responsible for filing paper work such as HIPPA forms, record release forms, signed delivery tickets in patient charts to maintain compliance.
• Follows up with appropriate personnel for missing documents.
• Responsible for filing prescription records and compounding records in patient charts.
• Organizes current patient charts
• Cleans and coordinates storage for inactive patient charts to meet regulatory guidelines for storage of records.
• Assist with third party audits by requesting closed charts from the storage.
• Shipping and Distribution Assistance
• Verifies and confirms shipping/delivery address and times with customers.
• Picks supply items for IV infusions at home and prepare for packaging.
• Coordinates delivery schedule with vendors for home infusion meds to be delivered to patients homes.
• Completes final packaging for shipment/delivery once all drugs/supplies are checked by a pharmacist.
• Hands off packages to drivers for a delivery to patients homes.
• Drug Card Billing Assistance
• Drug card billing for home infusion pharmacy patients, troubleshoot claims rejections, finalize and adjust drug claims for submission.
• Process test claims for patients to provide copay information for patients before they come on service.
• Process any required third party billing claims in Towers Pharmacy program and coordinate with home infusion pharmacy program.
• Assist with drug ordering and inventory functions as needed.
• Complexity of Work:
  Ability to perform algebraic calculations necessary for the IV admixtures and hazardous drugs preparation.

• Education:
  
  Minimum of six months specialized training beyond high school.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 1 year experience in sterile compounding, previous home infusion pharmacy experience preferred.
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