Clinical Pharmacy Assistant (Specialty Pharmacy)

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center seeks a Clinical Pharmacy Assistant (Specialty Pharmacy) for a temporary role in the Pharmacy department. The position supports daily operational and clinical activities under the Specialty Pharmacy Manager, including direct patient care, financial clearance, and dispensing, with shipments arranged to clinics.

Starting pay is $28.31 per hour. Requires a high school diploma or GED, 3 years of hospital/healthcare pharmacy technician experience, NYS

Qualifications

• Must be a Pharmacy Technician with hospital/healthcare/pharmacy experience.
• National Certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) or ExCPT required.
• NYS Registration as a Pharmacy Technician required.

Responsibilities

• Support operational and clinical pharmacy activities per Specialty Pharmacy Manager directions.
• Coordinate prescription needs for assigned clinics including financial clearance and prior authorizations.
• Assist in dispensing, arranging shipments, and other duties to optimize pharmacy services.
• Serve as liaison between patients, clinics, and pharmacy staff to reduce administrative burden.

Skills

Direct patient care

Pharmacy Technician experience

Communication with teams

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Title: Clinical Pharmacy Assistant (Specialty Pharmacy)

Job Type: Temporary, Non-Benefited

Company: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department: Pharmacy

Time Type: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40

FTE: 1

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Summary

This temporary position works at the direction of the Specialty Pharmacy Manager in performing daily activities to support operational and clinical pharmacy activities. which include but are not limited to: direct patient care, Oral Chemotherapy Program, transitions of care, medication safety, financial clearance, and quality improvement projects as deemed appropriate by Pharmacy Leadership. Serves in both Specialty pharmacy and clinic settings and provides a wide range of medication management and administrative services to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the professional staff. Facilitates and implements essential pharmacy processes to ensure the safe, timely and appropriate use of medications throughout the institution. Ensures high standards of care by acting as a liaison between patients, clinics and pharmacy staff to optimize pharmacy services by eliminating communication gaps and decreasing the administrative responsibilities performed by the pharmacists and providers thus permitting more time for direct patient care. The Clinical pharmacy assistant will play a major role in coordinating all prescriptions' needs for their assigned clinics including financial clearance, patient financial assistance programs, prior authorizations, medication dispensing, arranging shipments and deliveries and other duties as assigned by Specialty Pharmacy managers. The starting pay for this role is $28.31/hour.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

High School diploma or High School Equivalency diploma and the equivalent of three (3) years of full-time Pharmacy Technician experience in a hospital, healthcare organization, chemo-infusion, specialty pharmacy, insurance company or related field.

Certification Requirement

• 1. National Certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or ExCPT from National Healthcareer Association (NHA) required.
• 2. Registered Pharmacy Technician with NYS Office of the Professions, State Education Department.

NOTE:

• 1. Incumbents must maintain the required New York State registration and national certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) as a condition of continued employment.
• 2. Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation (RPCIC) and Health Research Inc. (HRI) Roswell Park Division believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants or job seekers because of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, creed, age, disability, pregnancy-related condition, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, genetic information, individual's relationship or association with a member of a protected category or any other protected group status as defined by law.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

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Our Core Values

RPCIC and HRI are committed to providing an environment where patients, families, employees and community are treated with courtesy and respect. We support an inclusive environment that nurtures the talents, skills and abilities of each individual to embody and reflect our core values: Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork, Commitment, Compassion and Respect.

Historical Compensation Information Statement

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