Pharmacy Automation Lead (Pyxis & Robotics)

Mount Sinai Hospital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is seeking a specialist to manage Pyxis and automated dispensing systems, training staff, and optimizing inventory on nursing units. The role focuses on performance metrics, system integrations, and quarterly vendor coordination to ensure accurate medication distribution.

Responsibilities include monitoring stock, expediting refills, evaluating robotic cart dispensing, and leading new installations.

Qualifications

• 2 years minimum working with automated medication dispensing systems.
• Familiarity with hospital pharmacy packaging systems and barcode systems.
• Familiarity with Rx Auditor software to identify drug usage patterns and recommend changes in drugs to be loaded and unloaded.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and monitors Pyxis reports for refill volume on a monthly basis; oversees a process to increase efficiency of the medication station refills.
• Reviews and monitors medication stock outs and makes necessary adjustments for each Pyxis.
• Reviews and monitors medication stock outs and makes necessary adjustments for each Pyxis.
• Monitors expiration dating to ensure technical staff completes this task on a monthly basis.
• Measures the percent medication dispensing through automated dispensing on a quarterly basis.
• Evaluates the medication dispensed from robotic cart fill and makes adjustments to recommendations on a quarterly basis.
• Monitors the medication override report on a monthly basis for all nursing units and prepares reports for Pharmacy leadership.
• Monitors inventories in automated dispensing units and make recommendations for improvement.
• Oversees and manages new installations and implementations as needed.
• Coordinates with Pharmacy IT, Pharmacy Assistant Director of IPD, Robotics and Purchasing when new drugs need to be added to auto dispensing units or the robot.
• Trains pharmacy staff on Pyxis for the purpose of filling units and running stock reports and on how to troubleshoot equipment problems on assigned nursing units.
• Changes "cubie" and "pocket" sizes as required based on changes in medication usage. Reports and replaces failed "cubies" in Pyxis; reports and recovers failed drawers.
• Contacts automation vendors for service/ replacement parts and equipment as needed
• Performs all related management of automated medication and inventory pharmacy systems as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Automated dispensing

Pyxis systems

Inventory management

Tools

Rx Auditor

Barcode systems

Job description

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is seeking a specialist to manage Pyxis and automated dispensing systems, training staff, and optimizing inventory on nursing units. The role focuses on performance metrics, system integrations, and quarterly vendor coordination to ensure accurate medication distribution.

Responsibilities include monitoring stock, expediting refills, evaluating robotic cart dispensing, and leading new installations.