Pharmacy Technician - St. Peter's Hospital - Full Time

Trinity Health • Albany, NY

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About The Position

St. Peter's Hospital is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to support decentralized medication distribution, inventory management, and order and report processing. The role involves delivering and managing medications across assigned units, maintaining medication and emergency-drug inventories, and completing logs and daily reports. The position is a day shift. Pay is $21.00–$27.85 per hour, based on experience, skills, and education; the range may vary by location.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform arithmetic calculations, including fractions, decimals, multiplication, and division.

Nice To Haves

• National certification by PTCB or NHA.
• Valid New York State Pharmacy Technician Registration.
• Two years of pharmacy and computer experience.
• Relevant health care-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Process missing-dose and continuous-infusion next-bag requests.
• Prepare morning 24-hour patient-specific medication distribution.
• Deliver intermittent infusions to patient-specific bins and organize bags for removal by time.
• Review refrigerated medications daily for expired and short-dated items.
• Wipe down medication refrigerator interiors on assigned units quarterly.
• Use census information to move medications appropriately for admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Empty medication tubes and deliver medications to Pyxis, medication rooms, or nurses for stat and urgent doses; return extra tubes to the system.
• Serve as a pharmacy liaison for missing doses and medication-related issues.
• Monitor patients’ own medications and ensure proper handling.
• Maintain neat and tidy medication rooms, including refrigerators, on covered units.
• Assist with Pyxis drawer failures, alert patient care services to discrepancies, and load medications.
• Handle incoming phone calls appropriately.
• Maintain adequate drug and supply levels for assigned areas, including floor-stock par levels and vaccines.
• Maintain adequate levels of emergency drug boxes.
• Check narcotic lock boxes on assigned nursing units daily.
• Complete monthly narcotic inventories in Pyxis cabinets on assigned nursing units.
• Assist with Transport Kit and Emergency Kit logs.
• Process daily reports accurately and in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Strong orientation program.
• Generous tuition allowance.
• Career development opportunities.
• Positions and shifts to accommodate different schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED