Hospital Pharmacy Technician – IV & Sterile Prep

Mount Sinai Health System; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEIU 1199-MSH

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System is hiring a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare, under Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines, pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas and maintain stock levels. The position starts in NYC and moves to Hicksville in the fall, with duties including IV preparation, aseptic technique, and pharmacist support.

The role requires a pharmacy technician training program or foreign pharmacopeia degree, plus 1–2 years hospital tech experience (IV experience preferred).

Qualifications

• HS/GED; Graduate of an approved pharmacy technician training program
• 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 satellite unit 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.

Skills

IV experience

Hospital pharmacy tech experience

Attention to detail

Education

Pharmacy Technician Training Program

Pharmacy Degree (foreign)

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System is hiring a Certified Pharmacy Technician to prepare, under Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines, pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas and maintain stock levels. The position starts in NYC and moves to Hicksville in the fall, with duties including IV preparation, aseptic technique, and pharmacist support.

The role requires a pharmacy technician training program or foreign pharmacopeia degree, plus 1–2 years hospital tech experience (IV experience preferred).