Per Diem Pharmacy Intern; Mount Sinai West

Mount Sinai; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System seeks a Pharmacy Technician to prepare medications for inpatients, outpatients, and staff under pharmacist supervision. The role involves unit-dose packaging, sterile and non-sterile compounding, and ensuring strict verification and recordkeeping standards.

Responsibilities include inventory management, medication safety practices, and performing deliveries and rounds as needed. NY Intern Permit and hospital experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 3 years minimum completed at an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Valid New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit required.

Responsibilities

• Compounds sterile and non-sterile products per protocol with pharmacist final verification.
• Dispenses under pharmacist supervision and maintains control/substance records.
• Operates equipment such as unit-dose repackaging, TPN compounder, and laminar flow hoods.
• Maintains inventory and removes expired medications from stock.
• Audits controlled drug disposition records; reports discrepancies or unusual use patterns.
• Keeps an accurate census and cassette bin labels for all areas.

Skills

Pharmacy teamwork

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Education

Pharmacy degree/diploma

Tools

Unit-dose packaging equipment

Laminar flow hoods

Job description

Description

Prepares medications for inpatients, outpatients and employees as per departmental policies and ensures verification of each transaction by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.

Responsibilities

1. Compounds sterile and non-sterile products as per protocol, ensuring final verification by a pharmacist.
2. Dispenses (with pharmacist supervision) and maintains accurate records of dispensing controlled substances, tax-free alcohol and investigational new drugs.
3. Demonstrates ability to operate required equipment, e.g., unit-dose repackaging, total parenteral nutrition compounder, laminar flow hoods, etc.
4. Ensures an adequate inventory of medications and supplies is maintained. Routinely checks for and removes expired medications from inventory.
5. Audits controlled drug disposition records for patient care units and reports discrepancies and unusual use patterns to a manger or director.
6. Maintains an accurate, current census, including cassette bin labels, for all assigned areas.
7. Returns reusable medication to stock before the end of the shift.
8. Accurately fills unit-dose cassettes and performs statistical count of all doses dispensed.
9. Conducts all required deliveries and other patient care rounds in a timely fashion.
10. Obtains required signatures when conducting controlled substance deliveries.
11. Assures effective exchange of unit-dose cassettes as per established schedules.
12. Maintains a safe, clean working environment.
13. Maintains stat box contents. Ensures posting of drug lists in the pharmacy, on the transfer carts, and at the patient care units.
14. Conducts monthly inspections of nursing stations, instructing nursing personnel when necessary to correct deficiencies, and retrieving medications not included on floor stock lists.
15. Assists the pharmacist in providing drug information and in profiling patient medications.
16. Conducts other professional functions under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
17. Completes all required documentation
18. Performs all other Technician I and Technician II related functions.

Qualifications

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

Employer Description

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $31 - $31 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.