Hospital Pharmacy Intern - Compounding & Patient Care

Mount Sinai; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Pharmacy Technician I/II to support hospital operations. The role involves preparing medications for inpatients, outpatients, and staff, under pharmacist supervision, and ensuring strict verification and documentation of every dispensing action.

Responsibilities include sterile and non-sterile compounding, maintaining inventory, auditing controlled substances, and delivering medications with accurate records.

Qualifications

• English proficiency, oral and written.
• Valid New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit required.
• 3 years minimum completed at an accredited college of pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medications for inpatients, outpatients and employees as per departmental policies and ensures verification of each transaction by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.
• Compounds sterile and non-sterile products as per protocol, ensuring final verification by a pharmacist.
• Dispenses under pharmacist supervision and maintains accurate records of dispensing controlled substances, tax-free alcohol and investigational drugs.
• Operates required equipment (unit-dose repackaging, TPN compounder, laminar flow hoods) as needed.
• Maintains inventory and removes expired medications from stock.
• Audits controlled drug disposition records and reports discrepancies to manager or director.
• Maintains census labels and documentation across assigned areas.
• Returns reusable medication to stock before end of shift.
• Accurately fills unit-dose cassettes and counts doses dispensed.
• Performs deliveries and patient care rounds in a timely manner.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

3 years minimum completed at an accredited college of pharmacy

New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Pharmacy Technician I/II to support hospital operations. The role involves preparing medications for inpatients, outpatients, and staff, under pharmacist supervision, and ensuring strict verification and documentation of every dispensing action.

Responsibilities include sterile and non-sterile compounding, maintaining inventory, auditing controlled substances, and delivering medications with accurate records.