Pharmacy Technician I / Admin Assistant

Title | Pharmacy Technician I / Admin Assistant Location | Albany, NY Reports To | Facility Manager Overview The Pharmacy Technician will perform laboratory and pharmacy-related duties under the direct supervision of an authorized Nuclear Pharmacist. This job involves working in a clean room as well as occupational exposure to radiation. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform the duties associated with compounding, dispensing, and distribution of FDG and NaF, including data entry with Pinestar for end-of-day reports and daily dose management reports.
• Ensure compliance with USP , , proposed regulations, or other state pharmacy requirements as applicable, at the site level; maintain personal license in good standing through applicable state laws.
• Complete cGMP documents as required within SOFIE’s Quality Management System.
• Ensure aseptic operations follow internal procedures (gowning, cleaning / sanitation, sterility, environmental monitoring, etc.), customer requirements, and FDA regulations.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Perform radiation safety duties according to SOFIE’s Corporate Radiation Compliance Program and site licensing requirements.
• Provide quality customer service associated with radiopharmaceuticals to physicians, healthcare workers, customers, etc. :
• Take orders from customers as applicable by state regulations
• Follow-up with customer inquiries
• Document pharmacy / customer complaints and immediately notify pharmacist
• Perform inventory management :
• Maintain production / QC / cleaning supply levels as appropriate
• Perform inventory reporting
• Perform material acceptance according to SOPs
• Clean classified and non-classified areas according to SOPs.
• Perform environmental monitoring of classified areas according to SOPs.
• Responsible for opening change controls and initiating, maintaining, and reviewing SOFIE network and site specific procedures relative to their job functions.
• Complete cGMP documents as required and assist site and corporate Quality Assurance as required.
• Attend internal meetings as required.
• Maintains warehouse and inventory for all site production material
• Inventory office supplies and make purchases when needed
• Works with the Corporate office to ensure billing is accurate
• Works with Sales to handle the tracking of all credits
• Enters customer information in the system and keeps information on file
• Assists Pharmacy in entering misc. information, prescriptions, etc. as needed
• Maintains a daily report that details events of the day at the facility that affect the administrative department
• Checks in all packages. Copies, files, and sends all packing slips, PO / RO’s as required by purchasing
• Manage MSDS book and assures that all vendors provide current information
• Tracks UPS and FEDEX
• Answers telephones, fax, photocopy, and file
• Types and creates forms / memos for the staff
• Takes minutes for all meetings, types, and distributes
• Organizes office – create files to maintain easy access to information
• Assures that site is clean
• Manages the calendar and schedules meetings, as necessary
• Creates and maintains database and spreadsheet files
• Collects all new hire paperwork and forwards to HR, distributes all HR forms, policies and / or information
• Assists with time cards and forwarding payroll hours to Payroll for hourly employees
• All other duties as assigned Qualifications
• High school diploma required; associate’s degree in chemistry, engineering, or natural sciences preferred. (As applicable to state laws).
• Pharmacy Technician Licensure or Certification as required by state law.
• Experience with sterile compounding and aseptic operations preferred.
• Efficient in the use of MS Office Suite required.
• Ability to work various shifts and weekends required.
• Ability to be detail-oriented, accountable, patient, and organized, and work in a team environment required.
• Ability to communicate professionally with colleagues and customers, have excellent attention to detail and be dependable and responsible in a fast-paced, highly technical environment required.
• Ability to lift ~50 lbs. required.
• Up to 5% travel required.