Pharmacy Technician Certified; Mount Sinai Specialty Pharmacy; NYC/ Hicksville; Full Time; Day Variable
Mount Sinai Health System•Hicksville, NY
About The Position
The Certified Pharmacy Technician prepares pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas in accordance with Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines. The role maintains appropriate pharmacy and patient-care-area stock, checks medication areas for expired drugs, maintains refrigerator temperature logs, and provides general assistance to pharmacists. The position begins in NYC and will move to Hicksville.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Graduate of an approved pharmacy technician training program, an advanced degree such as a pharmacy degree from another country, or relevant experience.
- NYS pharmacy technician registration and certification are required.
Nice To Haves
- One to two years of relevant experience as a hospital pharmacy technician.
- IV experience.
Responsibilities
- Fill medication orders accurately.
- Retrieve and deliver medication in a timely fashion.
- Maintain adequate pharmacy stock levels without overstocking.
- Prepare and check Urgent Use Stock orders for patient care areas accurately and without overstocking.
- Review medication areas for expired drugs in a timely fashion.
- Maintain medication refrigerator temperature logs in pharmacy areas and assigned nursing units.
- Determine the intravenous antibiotic needs of satellite units at the beginning of the shift.
- Prepare the Laminar Flow Hood for use.
- Operate the Baxa pump.
- Reconstitute antibiotic piggyback bottles with the proper diluents using aseptic technique.
- Defrost frozen intravenous antibiotic mini-bags.
- Prepare antibiotic concentrate and aseptically add it to diluent mini-bags.
- Rotate antibiotic products to maintain maximum expiration dates and properly dispose of expired products.
- Fill orders for satellites not involved with the centralized IV program.
- Maintain the area in a neat and hygienic manner.
- Properly dispose of intravenous needles, tubing, and equipment.
- Assist in maintaining all required records.
- Provide general assistance to the pharmacist.
- Maintain inventory of needed intravenous supplies.
- Prepare pre-manufactured IVs with patient labels for pharmacist review.
- Deliver patient IVs to nursing units.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
