Certified Hospital Pharmacy Tech – IV & Sterile Prep

Mount Sinai Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in New York, NY seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas under Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines. You will maintain adequate stock levels, review for expired drugs, maintain refrigeration temperature logs, and provide general assistance to pharmacists.

Responsibilities include filling medication orders accurately, delivering medications in a timely fashion, maintaining IV supplies, operating the laminar flow hood, and

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved pharmacy technician training program or an advanced degree
• 1-2 years hospital pharmacy technician experience; IV experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Fills medication orders accurately.
• Retrieves and delivers medication in a timely fashion.
• Maintains adequate stock levels in the pharmacy and does not over-stock.
• Prepares/checks Urgent Use Stock orders for patient care areas accurately and does not over-stock.
• Reviews medication areas for expired drugs in a timely fashion.
• Maintains medication refrigerator temperature logs in pharmacy areas and nursing units (as assigned).
• Determines the intravenous antibiotic needs of each of the satellite units at the beginning of the shift.
• Prepares Laminar Flow Hood for usage.
• Operates the Baxa pump.
• Reconstitutes antibiotic piggyback bottles with the proper diluents using aseptic technique.
• Defrosts frozen antibiotic intravenous mini-bags.
• Prepares antibiotic concentrate and aseptically adds to diluents mini-bags.
• Rotates all antibiotic products to maintain the maximum expiration and properly disposes of all expired products.
• Fills orders for satellites not involved with centralized IV program.
• Maintains the area in a neat and hygienic manner.
• Properly disposes of all intravenous needles and tubing and equipment.
• Assists in maintaining all required records.
• Provides general assistance to the pharmacist.
• Maintains inventory of all needed intravenous supplies.
• Prepares all pre-manufactured I.V.s with patient label to be checked by pharmacist.
• Delivery of patient IVs to nursing units.
• Performs all related duties as required.

Skills

IV experience

Accurate dispensing

Inventory management

Education

Pharmacy technician training program

Pharmacy degree from another country

HS/GED

Tools

Laminar Flow Hood

Baxa pump

Refrigeration logs

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System in New York, NY seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas under Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines. You will maintain adequate stock levels, review for expired drugs, maintain refrigeration temperature logs, and provide general assistance to pharmacists.

Responsibilities include filling medication orders accurately, delivering medications in a timely fashion, maintaining IV supplies, operating the laminar flow hood, and