Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

Hackensack Meridian Health•Edison, NJ

2d•$23

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 and supply inventories in filling areas, and delivering medications to patient care areas. The technician supports medication preparation, compounding, dispensing, automated dispensing cabinet stocking, controlled-substance reconciliation, and safe handling of hazardous medications. The role also involves maintaining required medication records, communicating effectively with patients and colleagues, and contributing to quality assurance, safety, infection control, and regulatory compliance activities.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

At least one year of pharmacy experience, outpatient or inpatient.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate medication and supply inventories, including rotating and restocking dispensing areas.
Maintain a safe and clean work area in compliance with applicable 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 pharmacist supervision.
Assist with labeling and dispensing inpatient unit-dose medications and deliver medications to patient care areas.
Assist in compounding medications by weighing, measuring, mixing, blending, filtering, distilling, emulsifying, and titrating according to standard practices and department policy.
Deliver and stock controlled substances and other medications in nursing-unit automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADCs), and assist with daily reconciliation of narcotic discrepancies.
Prepare medications and load and unload them into ADCs using appropriate barcode scanning.
Answer and direct phone calls according to established phone etiquette.
Prepare and package hazardous medications and other medications requiring special handling under pharmacist supervision.
Maintain required paperwork, legal documents, and medication administration records.
Participate in departmental quality-assurance and safety activities relating to drug usage, infection control, and hazardous-material handling.
Assist with collecting and reviewing patient-specific data used by pharmacists to monitor drug therapy.
Perform duties safely, protect personal and coworker safety, and promptly report preventable hazards and unsafe practices to management.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.