Description
Prepare and handle hazardous chemotherapy and supportive medications under a pharmacist's direction. Compound sterile doses in containment areas using aseptic technique; accurately measure, label, and document per oncology protocols while ensuring USP 797/800 compliance and safe storage and transport.
- • Receive oncology medication orders and verify completeness against protocols and patient identifiers; flag discrepancies to a pharmacist.
- • Calculate volumes and prepare worksheets based on dose, BSA/weight, and concentration; obtain pharmacist verification.
- • Don appropriate PPE and set up CSTDs, supplies, and diluents in a biological safety cabinet or CACI per USP 797/800.
- • Reconstitute and compound cytotoxic IV admixtures and syringes aseptically using CSTDs.
- • Affix patient, drug, auxiliary, and hazardous warning labels with beyond-use dates and storage instructions.
- • Record lot numbers, expiration dates, and compounding details in logs and electronic systems.
- • Clean and disinfect containment hoods and buffer/anteroom areas per schedule; document cleaning activities.
- • Maintain segregated, negative-pressure storage for hazardous drugs; monitor temperatures and expirations.
- • Order, receive, and manage inventory of oncology drugs, diluents, CSTDs, PPE, and spill kits; rotate stock.
- • Unpack hazardous drug shipments with PPE in designated areas; verify quantities against invoices.
- • Stage and restock sterile compounding supplies and chemotherapy dosing kits for scheduled batches.
- • Operate and maintain IV compounding devices or robots; load components and verify barcodes per SOP.
- • Enter and update oncology orders in compounding/workflow software; generate labels and worksheets.
- • Coordinate with oncology nurses and pharmacists on preparation timing, stability, and delivery priorities.
- • Transport finished chemotherapy doses in sealed, labeled containers; complete chain-of-custody handoffs.
- • Process insurance claims and prior authorization support for oncology medications; capture drug waste for billing.
- • Answer calls and messages from infusion areas or clinics; route clinical questions to a pharmacist.
- • Prepackage unit-dose oral oncolytics and supportive medications using dedicated equipment and hazardous drug precautions.
- • Segregate and dispose of hazardous waste and sharps per policy; maintain spill kits and eyewash stations.
- • Support environmental monitoring by collecting samples or logs as directed.
- • Maintain patient profiles with current regimens and allergies; update documentation as directed.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
