Pharmacy Technician Per Diem

Saint Peter's Healthcare System•New Brunswick, NJ

17h

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician Per Diem works in the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, supporting medication dispensing, delivery, preparation, repackaging, inventory, and related pharmacy operations. The technician makes scheduled rounds to assigned nursing units and treatment areas, delivers completed medications and patient medication cassettes, and returns used cassettes and requisitions to the Pharmacy for processing. The role operates the Robot-Rx® as part of the dispensing process and assists pharmacists with sterile and non-sterile product preparation under the specified supervision.

Requirements

Ability to follow detailed instructions and communicate with pharmacists, nurses, and other hospital personnel.
Competence in basic pharmaceutical nomenclature, including generic and proprietary names, related mathematics, and general pharmaceutical principles.
Ability to recognize the professional nature of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services and apply appropriate standards to all tasks.
Must be registered or eligible for registration as a pharmacy technician in New Jersey through the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy within 180 days of hire. If not registered, must begin the registration process immediately upon hire.

Responsibilities

Make regularly scheduled rounds to assigned nursing units and treatment areas, delivering completed medications and collecting requisitions and medication orders for processing.
Operate the Robot-Rx® efficiently, safely, and without errors to pick medications as part of the dispensing process.
Deliver complete sets of patient medication cassettes to assigned nursing stations daily and return used cassettes to the Pharmacy.
Assist pharmacists in preparing sterile products.
Prepare assigned non-sterile products under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
Repackage bulk medications into unit-dose containers or other appropriate pharmacy packaging using pharmacy repackaging equipment.
Perform the clerical portion of the controlled-substance replenishment system for pharmacist review and approval.
Deliver controlled substances to assigned nursing units and treatment areas under a pharmacist’s direction.
Maintain the department’s inventory systems through appropriate entries and assigned inventories.
Perform Inventory Clerk duties as required.
Maintain, update, and replace the hospital’s medication supply in emergency carts.
Process unit and department stock medication kits according to established procedures.
Assist in training and orienting new employees in selected aspects of the position.