Pharmacy Techician Per Diem/Temp to Perm
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician assists a Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional aspects of preparing and dispensing medication. This role involves filling, packaging, labeling, and stocking unit dose carts, making deliveries, and filling bottles with measured amounts of medication. The technician will also assist in the clean air room with sterile techniques for injectable prescriptions and IV additives, and fill medication orders in inpatient areas. Additionally, the role supports the pharmacist in maintaining various records and reports, including IV records, medication records, and statistics for medication orders. Responsibilities extend to entering orders into the computer for refills, maintaining inventory at workstations, and transporting pharmacy materials. The position also involves receiving and maintaining records for stock and inventory control, and ensuring sufficient daily inventory of supplies in all pharmacy areas for efficient operation. ADA Essential Functions apply.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Current national certification through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)/National Healthcare Association (NHA), required.
- NYSED- License
- Minimum of two years experience as Pharmacy Tech in Retail
- Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
- Must be able to do physically strenuous work.
Responsibilities
- Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects preparing and dispensing medication.
- Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from patient profile card or computerized pick list; brings cart to nursing unit according to predetermined schedule.
- Makes other deliveries, as required.
- Fills bottles or other package forms with measured amount of medication either manually or mechanically.
- Labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically.
- Assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required.
- Assists in preparation and/or labeling of IV additives.
- Fills medication orders in inpatient area.
- Packages sudden, unexpected medication requests, as required.
- Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports.
- Maintains IV records with Pharmacist direction.
- Maintains records for medication in inpatient area.
- Maintains records of preparation of extemporaneous medications.
- Assists in the maintenance of statistics and records for all medication orders.
- Enters orders into computer terminal for refill purposes.
- Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy.
- Transports required pharmacy material, as necessary.
- Receives and maintains records of stock and inventory control.
- Assists in material control by maintaining records and inventories.
- Maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of the Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions.
- Performs related duties, as required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
