Pharmacy Technician

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy technician assists and supports the pharmacists. Technicians order and stock medications, transport medications, prepare medications under the supervision of a pharmacist, and participate in the coordination of medication distribution. The Technician utilizes medication packaging and dispensing machines and other technologies. The duties performed at 1275 Broadway will mainly focus on Logistics Management, including loading, unloading, receiving, storing, and moving inventory efficiently, ensuring accurate stock levels. This role also involves Order Fulfillment, such as picking, packing, and preparing products for shipment, utilizing scanners, forklifts, or carts, and Documentation & Accuracy, maintaining accurate records of materials and updating data as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required
• Functional mathematics skills
• Good communication skills
• Good customer service skills
• Good work practices
• Able work efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Self- initiating
• Access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.
• Ensure that access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
• Ensure that use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
• Ensure that reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment.
• Maintain patient profiles and other records.
• Handle intra- and inter- departmental requisitions.
• Handle stock receipt/storage/control.
• Package and label medications.
• Assist in preparation of medications.
• Deliver medications.
• Clean and maintain Pharmacy environment and equipment.
• Operate drug dispensing, packaging and preparation machinery / equipment.
• Answers and appropriately handles telephone calls to pharmacy.
• Completes appropriate documentation.
• Work with computer-based applications.
• Train and orient staff.
• Load, unload, receive, store, and move inventory efficiently, ensuring accurate stock levels.
• Pick, pack, and prepare products for shipment, utilizing scanners, forklifts, or carts.
• Maintain accurate records of materials, ensuring, and updating data as needed.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees