Hospital Pharmacy Technician – IV & Aseptic Prep

Mount Sinai Hospital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare, stock, and manage medications for patient care areas under Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines. The role includes reviewing for expired drugs, maintaining refrigeration logs, and assisting pharmacists with daily tasks across units.

Familiarity with IV preparation, laminar flow, and drug distribution processes is preferred. Join a large academic medical system with extensive patient care responsibilities and

Qualifications

• HS/GED; Graduate of an approved pharmacy technician training program, OR an advanced degree, i.e. a Pharmacy Degree from another country OR relevant experience.
• 1-2 years relevant hospital pharmacy technician experience preferred; 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.

Education

HS/GED or pharmacy technician training program; OR pharmacy degree from another country

Job description

The Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare, stock, and manage medications for patient care areas under Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines. The role includes reviewing for expired drugs, maintaining refrigeration logs, and assisting pharmacists with daily tasks across units.

Familiarity with IV preparation, laminar flow, and drug distribution processes is preferred. Join a large academic medical system with extensive patient care responsibilities and