Hospital Pharmacy Technician - IV & Aseptic Specialist

Mount Sinai Morningside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEIU 1199-MSH

Job summary

Mount Sinai Morningside is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas under Mount Sinai guidelines, maintain stock, review for expired drugs, and support pharmacists across units.

Responsibilities include filling orders, delivering medications, maintaining proper inventories and temperature logs, and handling IV preparations with aseptic techniques as needed.

Qualifications

• HS/GED; graduate of an approved pharmacy technician training program, OR an advanced degree from another country.
• 1–2 years 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.

Skills

IV experience

Education

HS/GED; Pharmacy technician training program graduate

Job description

Mount Sinai Morningside is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas under Mount Sinai guidelines, maintain stock, review for expired drugs, and support pharmacists across units.

Responsibilities include filling orders, delivering medications, maintaining proper inventories and temperature logs, and handling IV preparations with aseptic techniques as needed.