Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

Hackensack Meridian Health•Manahawkin, NJ

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and assists pharmacists with their responsibilities. Work includes preparing medication orders for pharmacist review, maintaining adequate drug supplies in filling areas, and delivering medications to patient care areas. The technician also supports medication dispensing and compounding, automated dispensing cabinet operations, documentation, and departmental safety and quality activities.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent program.
Effective oral and written English communication skills.
Strong ability to multitask.
Ability and willingness to work cooperatively with others.
Valid New Jersey Pharmacy Technician License.
PTCB or ExCPT certification within six months of starting employment, except for employees hired before July 2024 or those actively enrolled in an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy or another allied health program.
Ability to lift at least 5 pounds, push and pull at least 5 pounds, and stand at least 4 hours per day.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of outpatient or inpatient pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate inventories of medications and supplies; rotate and restock drug dispensing areas.
Maintain a safe and clean work area by following procedures, rules, and regulations.
Communicate effectively and positively with team members, physicians, and patients.
Help prepare intravenous admixtures using aseptic techniques and department policies under pharmacist supervision.
Assist with labeling and dispensing inpatient unit-dose medications and deliver medications to patient care areas.
Assist in compounding medications through weighing, measuring, mixing, blending, filtering, distilling, emulsifying, and titrating according to standard practices and department policy.
Deliver and replenish controlled substances and other medications in nursing units’ automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADCs), and assist with daily reconciliation of narcotic discrepancies.
Prepare medications and load and unload them into ADCs using appropriate barcode scanning.
Answer phones according to established etiquette and direct calls to the appropriate personnel.
Prepare and package hazardous medications and other medications requiring special handling under pharmacist supervision.
Maintain required paperwork, legal documents, and records for medications prepared for administration.
Participate in departmental quality-assurance and safety activities related to drug usage, infection control, and hazardous-material handling; assist with collecting and reviewing patient-specific data used by pharmacists to monitor drug therapy.
Perform job duties safely, protect personal and coworker safety, and promptly report preventable hazards and unsafe practices to management.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.