Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient – Full Time Days/Evenings FLEX
About The Position
Pharmacy Technicians - Inpatient assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. They also have additional training in compounding sterile medications both hazardous and non-hazardous, and must maintain competencies for each type of compounding per regulations. This technician role is more specialized than the Pharmacy Technician/outpatient and the Medication Historian technician roles. Pharmacy technicians/inpatient work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. They do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.
Requirements
- High School diploma/equivalent.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must attain New York State licensure for Registered Pharmacy Technicians within the introductory period as this is a condition of hire.
Nice To Haves
- 2-3 years pharmacy technician experience preferred, but not required.
- Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician Certification (CSPT) or Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT-Adv) is preferred but not required.
- Problem solving ability and attention to detail is preferred
- Good written and oral communication skills preferred.
- Requires ability to prioritize work, manage time wisely and adjust to changes in work volumes.
Responsibilities
- Procures and distributes medications per physician request, pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
- Replenishes medications in automated dispensing units and emergency drug containers; rotates and manages stock before expiration date; generates reports, pick lists, and labels as required.
- Prepares intravenous admixtures and other sterile preparations (including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition) safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.
- Complies with sterile compounding regulations and practices.
- Restocks medication and IV room areas accurately and in a timely manner.
- Repackages bulk medications in unit-dose packages safely and accurately per established procedures using appropriate techniques.
- Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing medications and supplies in appropriate locations.
- Completes and documents all assigned medication storage areas inspections at least monthly; identifies and replaces outdated and unusable medications.
- Maintains logs, records, pricing updates, and other required documentation accurately; files documentation in appropriate locations.
- Keeps pharmacy neat, clean, and well-organized; performs IV room terminal cleans; keeps pharmacy equipment clean.
- Answers phones and window and makes stat deliveries to patient care and ancillary areas when requested.
- Is flexible in assuming other appropriate responsibilities not noted above.
Benefits
- Standard Rate of $18.23 to $24.00 per hour plus benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
