Evening/Night Pharmacy Technician - Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

4h • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

The Pharmacy Technician supports the Pharmacy Department's distribution process by the way of dispensing medical prescriptions, receiving and storing incoming supplies, as well as verifying stock in order to maintain inventory records.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Must be a registered certified pharmacy technician through New York State.
• Cert Pharmacy Technician

Nice To Haves

• Completion of an approved Pharmacy Technician Program preferred.
• 2 years experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.
• PTCB.
• Fluent in Spanish.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe handling of pharmaceutical waste. Knowledgeable in the storage, dispensing and safe disposal of the medication deemed hazardous.
• Supports all departmental distribution processes (delivery-routine, and stats, cassette filling).
• Fills unit dose cassettes under direction of a licensed pharmacist
• Packages medications using automated technologies.
• Assists in inventory control (check expiration dates, maintains drug stocks, places orders with drug wholesaler and other supplies).
• Performs stock related task (unpack order, check inventories).
• Delivers medication to patient care areas.
• Refills automated dispensing cabinets
• Conducts medication station reviews (expiration date checks).
• Adheres to all department policies related for the above assignments or any other aspect of service.
• Sorts out anesthesia controlled substance returns; reviews anesthesia controlled substance records. [Applies to designated technicians only.]
• Prepares reports of anesthesia reconciliation of controlled substances. [Applies to designated technicians only.]
• Under supervision of licensed RPh following all USP 797 regulations, assembles, prepares IV medications; labels medications uses technology provided to ensure the safest product possible.
• Orders medications and supplies on an as needed basis from the wholesaler and Materials Services.

Benefits

• financial security benefits
• a generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees