What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cleanroom/Inventory Pharmacy Technician position at RWJBarnabas Health?
Job Overview:
This is a highly independent new technician role within the CBMC pharmacy department! If you enjoy cleanroom policy and procedures, USP guidelines, teaching, attention to detail, and reports, then this is the job for you!
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school graduate or equivalent
- 1 year of Pharmacy Hospital and IV room experience
Preferred:
- ASHP compounded sterile preparations certificate for technicians is highly recommended
Certifications and Licenses Required:
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with NJ board of Pharmacy
- PTCB - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board- certification within 6 months of employment
- CSPT- Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician through PTCB certification board within 6 months of employment
Scheduling Requirements:
- FT
- Days
- Shift working- Mainly 8-4pm, Hours are subject to change based off required tasks that need to be completed including testing of weekend/overnight cleanroom staff,
Essential Functions:
- Under the supervision of Sterile Products and Operations Supervisor, the Technician Sterile Product Compliance/inventory maintenance would be responsible for:
- Enforcement of current and future USP797-800 processes and procedures
- Surface sampling all of the cleanrooms and hoods monthly
- Twice yearly testing of our cleanroom staff in garbing, hand hygiene and aseptic manipulation
- Training cleanroom staff
- Assessing competency of all cleanroom staff initially and annually
- Maintenance of cleaning, temperature, and humidity logs
- Along with the primary responsibility of cleanroom compliance, additional tasks would include Pyxis inventory management to optimize our medications in Pyxis house wide, staff scheduling, technician education and competency, and assistance with gaps in staffing
