Pharmacy Technician - St. Peter's Hospital - Full Time
Trinity Health•Albany, NY
•$21 - $28
About The Position
St. Peter's Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a full-time position. The role supports medication distribution, inventory management, and order and report processing in decentralized hospital areas. The position includes maintaining medication and supply levels, supporting medication systems, and keeping assigned medication rooms and refrigerators organized.
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 healthcare-related experience.
Responsibilities
- Process missing-dose requests and continuous-infusion next-bag requests.
- Perform morning 24-hour patient-specific medication distribution.
- Deliver intermittent infusion medication bags to patient-specific bins and organize them for removal at the appropriate time.
- Review refrigerated medications daily for expired and short-dated items.
- Wipe down medication refrigerator interiors quarterly on assigned units.
- Use census information to move medications appropriately for admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Empty tubes and deliver medications to Pyxis, the medication room, or nursing staff 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 they are handled properly.
- Maintain neat and tidy medication rooms, including refrigerators, in assigned 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 in assigned areas, including floor-stock par levels and vaccines, and maintain adequate emergency drug box levels.
- Check narcotic lock boxes on assigned nursing units daily.
- Perform monthly narcotic inventory 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 designed to accommodate different schedules.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
