Pharmacy Technician (Full-Time)

Hackensack Meridian Health•Hackensack, NJ

23h•$24

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and assists pharmacists in carrying out their responsibilities. The role includes preparing medication orders for pharmacist review, maintaining adequate medication supplies in filling areas, and delivering medications to patient care areas. The technician also supports safe medication handling, dispensing, inventory management, documentation, regulatory compliance, and departmental quality-assurance activities.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent GED 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 employment, except for employees hired before July 2024 or those actively enrolled in an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school or another allied health program.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of pharmacy experience in an outpatient or inpatient setting.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate and appropriate inventories of medications and supplies, 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 established aseptic techniques and department policies under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
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 in nursing-unit automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADC) accurately and on time, 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 the appropriate personnel.
Prepare and package hazardous medications and other medications requiring special handling for administration, under pharmacist supervision.
Maintain required paperwork, legal documents, and records for medications prepared for administration.
Participate in departmental quality-assurance and safety activities involving drug usage, infection control, and hazardous-material handling; assist with collecting and reviewing patient-specific data used by pharmacists to monitor drug therapy.
Perform job duties safely, protect personal and coworker safety, and immediately report preventable hazards and unsafe practices to management.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.