Hospital Pharmacy Technician I – IV Prep & Medication Delivery

Mass General Brigham; Northampton (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham's Cooley Dickinson Hospital, located in Northampton, MA, seeks a Pharmacy Technician I to perform routine medication filling, packaging, and clerical duties under supervision.

You will deliver medications to units, restock ADM devices, verify orders, and help maintain accurate records while upholding confidentiality and quality standards in a 40-hour, onsite schedule. MA license is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.
• Massachusetts Pharmacy Technician License is required.
• PTCB certification (CPhT) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fill Surgery, Recovery Room, or other orders for supplies, standard medications, etc.
• Deliver patient medications, standard stock, and/or other pharmaceutical items to patient units.
• Maintain prescribed usage, stocking, control or other detailed records.
• Restock and/or load medications into Automated Dispensing Machines (ADM) units on each nursing unit as needed, or per refill schedule.
• Deliver controlled drugs to the nursing units as directed by a Pharmacist.
• Check incoming purchased medications, supplies, etc., for conformity to invoice or packing slips.
• Report shortages, discrepancies, damaged goods, etc.
• Place in proper storage, rotating stock daily.
• Prepare IV solutions utilizing aseptic techniques and following USP 797 Standards.
• Package bulk medication or supplies into required form for dispensing.
• Restock working storage areas from main bulk storage.
• Reorder stock medications and supplies as necessary.
• Perform monthly inspections of all drug storage areas and ADM's of the hospital under the direction of the Director, Pharmacy management, or staff pharmacists, following guidelines as mandated by The Joint Commission.
• Maintain various records, reports and files.
• Maintain proficiency with multiple pharmacy software systems.
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
• Answer telephone; take or relay messages; answer routine questions.
• Requisition department supplies and assist in ordering.
• Rotate shifts as assigned if necessary to maintain department function.
• Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality improvement program, compliance, safety, infection control, and environmental standards.
• Maintain professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences or in-services, professional affiliations, or journals to stay abreast of current trends in field of expertise.
• Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Perform other functions/duties as requested.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Pharmacy Technician License - Massachusetts required

Pharmacy Technician Certification [CPhT] - PTCB preferred

Job description

Mass General Brigham's Cooley Dickinson Hospital, located in Northampton, MA, seeks a Pharmacy Technician I to perform routine medication filling, packaging, and clerical duties under supervision.

You will deliver medications to units, restock ADM devices, verify orders, and help maintain accurate records while upholding confidentiality and quality standards in a 40-hour, onsite schedule. MA license is required.