Pharmacy Technician Per Diem – St. Peter's Hospital

Trinity Health•Albany, NY

6d•$21 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem position at St. Peter's Hospital is a part-time role with a rotating shift. This role is crucial for medication distribution, inventory management, and order/report processing within both the Inpatient Pharmacy and Pharmacy Satellite areas. The hospital is a Magnet Hospital, emphasizing quality of life and career advancement through a strong orientation program, tuition allowance, and career development opportunities. Positions and shifts are designed to accommodate various schedules.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
National certification by PTCB or NHA required
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Able to perform arithmetic calculations including fractions, decimals, multiplication and division.

Nice To Haves

Valid New York State Pharmacy Technician Registration preferred
Two years pharmacy and computer experience is preferred or relevant health care related experience.

Responsibilities

MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION (Inpatient Pharmacy): Understands process and timetable for processing first doses and manual picks via Pyxis Logistics application and through MedCarousel. Understands process for filling cart fill patient drawers via Pyxis Logistics application and through MedCarousel. Accurately sends Pharmacy items to appropriate nursing units utilizing Pneumatic Tube system. Accurately picks meds and restocks Pyxis MedStations using both manual system and via Pyxis Logistics application. Accurately picks narcotics and utilizes C-II Safe appropriately. Delivers patient medication cassettes/ Chemotherapy/Parenteral Nutrition solutions to patient care areas. Scans shelves in area on monthly basis to check for expired drugs. Understands process and timetable for separating and prioritizing small volume parenteral label run. Appropriately handles incoming phone calls.
MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION (Pharmacy Satellite): Delivers emergent patient medications and IV products to OR, Pre-Op and PACU when procedural area personnel not available. Scans shelves in area on monthly basis to check for expired drugs. Accurately restocks Pyxis MedStations using both manual and Pyxis Logistics application in assigned areas. Appropriately handles incoming phone calls.
INVENTORY (Inpatient Pharmacy): Maintain adequate levels of drugs and supplies for assigned area. Checks in and puts away drug/IV order. Informs pharmacist/inventory technician of shortages, zeros and discrepancies. Returns to stock, discontinued medications, IVs and minibags, IVS and minibags from discharged patients by end of shift. Leaves work area adequately supplied for next shift. Utilizes Pyxis Logistics/PeopleSoft software successfully to requisition meds and supplies. Maintains MedCarousel inventory, performs restocking and outdate tracking accurately. Maintains PacMed inventory, performs restocking and outdate tracking accurately. Maintains inventory levels for the narcotic vault. Maintains an inventory of prescription blanks for use by hospital patient care areas and community sites. Maintains an adequate level of emergency drug boxes. Maintains an adequate supply of paper items and other supplies for the department.
INVENTORY (Pharmacy Satellite): Maintains a stock of medications in the Operating Rooms for use in Open Heart Surgery, in Pyxis MedStations. Maintain adequate levels of drugs and supplies for satellite pharmacy. Utilizes Pyxis Logistics and PeopleSoft software successfully. Returns to stock, discontinued medications, IVs and minibags, IVS and minibags from discharged patients by end of shift. Checks in and puts away drug/IV order. Informs pharmacist/inventory technician of shortages, zeros and discrepancies. Maintains an adequate inventory of Cardioplegia solutions.
ORDER and REPORT PROCESSING, RECORD KEEPING (Inpatient Pharmacy): Performs technical functions in Pharmacy IS accurately utilizing established procedures. Records and labels related to batching and packaging/labeling are neat, accurate and complete according to procedure. Processes daily reports accurately and in a timely manner. Completes correct controlled substance paperwork , so as to maintain correct controlled substance inventory. Inputs charges into pharmacy computer to assure timely posting of charges. Performs required Quality Assurance. (Sterility testing, cleaning lists, MedCarousel QA, expiration checking). Completes monthly nursing unit inspections timely as assigned.
ORDER and REPORT PROCESSING, RECORD KEEPING (Pharmacy Satellite): Inputs charges into pharmacy computer to assure timely posting of charges. Performs required Quality Assurance. (Sterility testing, cleaning lists, expiration checking).