Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

Hackensack Meridian Health•Neptune Township, NJ

19h•$23

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician functions under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and assists pharmacists in completing their responsibilities. The role includes preparing medication orders for pharmacist review, maintaining adequate drug supplies in filling areas, and delivering medications to patient care areas. The technician supports inventory management, medication preparation and dispensing, automated medication dispensing cabinet operations, regulatory compliance, communication, and departmental quality and safety activities.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, and/or GED-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 those hired before July 2024 or actively enrolled in an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy or another allied health program.
Ability to lift at least 5 lbs., push and pull at least 5 lbs., and stand at least 4 hours per day.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of outpatient or inpatient pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate medication and supply inventories, including rotating and restocking drug dispensing areas.
Maintain a safe and clean work area in compliance with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Communicate effectively and positively with team members, physicians, and patients.
Prepare intravenous admixtures using aseptic techniques and department policies under a registered pharmacist’s supervision.
Assist with labeling and dispensing inpatient unit-dose medications according to department policy and deliver medications to patient care areas as needed.
Assist with compounding medications by weighing, measuring, mixing, blending, filtering, distilling, emulsifying, and titrating according to standard pharmacy practices and department policy.
Deliver and fill controlled substances and other medications to nursing-unit automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADCs) accurately and promptly, 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 appropriate personnel.
Prepare and package hazardous medications and medications requiring special handling for patient administration 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, following applicable regulations and department policy.
Assist in 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.