Pharmacy Techician - Hospital Contract $34/HR

Northwell Health • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician assists a Registered Pharmacist with the non-professional, non-judgmental aspects of preparing and dispensing medication in a hospital pharmacy. Duties include filling, packaging, labeling, and stocking medications; delivering medication carts and other pharmacy materials; assisting with sterile preparation of injectable prescriptions and IV additives; filling inpatient medication orders; and maintaining medication, IV, inventory, and preparation records. The technician also supports pharmacy inventory and supply distribution and performs related duties as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current national certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcare Association (NHA).
• NYSED license.
• At least two years of experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Ability to learn a computerized hospital pharmacy system.
• Ability to perform physically strenuous work.

Responsibilities

• Fill, package, label, and stock unit-dose carts using patient profile cards or computerized pick lists, and deliver carts to nursing units on schedule.
• Make other medication deliveries as required.
• Fill bottles and other medication packages with measured amounts of medication manually or mechanically.
• Label drug containers according to department specifications, manually or mechanically.
• Assist in the clean air room using sterile technique to fill and label injectable prescriptions, where required.
• Assist with preparation and/or labeling of IV additives.
• Fill medication orders in the inpatient area and package sudden, unexpected medication requests as required.
• Assist the Registered Pharmacist in maintaining records and reports, including IV records under pharmacist direction, inpatient medication records, records of extemporaneous medication preparation, and statistics and records for medication orders.
• Enter refill orders into the computer terminal.
• Maintain sufficient inventory at pharmacy workstations and distribute daily supplies to pharmacy areas.
• Transport required pharmacy materials.
• Receive stock and maintain stock and inventory-control records.
• Perform related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED