Pharmacy Tech I - per diem

100 Albany Med Health System; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 8,044,000 - 10,457,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Med Health System is seeking a Per Diem Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists, stock medications, transport and prepare medications under supervision, and participate in medication distribution with accuracy.

The role involves operating dispensing equipment, handling documentation, and ensuring patient records are up to date within a HIPAA-compliant environment. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Pharmacy school (ACPE).
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Strong communication and customer service skills recommended.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment.
• Maintain patient profiles and other records.
• Handle stock receipt/storage and control; deliver medications.
• Prepare medications under supervision of pharmacists and operate packaging/dispensing machinery.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Math skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

High school diploma

Pharmacy school enrollment

Job description

Department/Unit

Pharmacy Work Shift: Per Diem (United States of America)

Salary Range: $43,599.00 - $56,679.00

Job Qualification

Must enrolled in PHARMACY school, (ACPE) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

The Pharmacy technician assists and supports the pharmacists. Technicians order and stock medications, transport medications, prepare medications under the supervision of a pharmacists, participate in the coordination of medication distribution. The Technician utilizes medication packaging and dispensing machines and other technologies. The technician reports to pharmacists, Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors. Work schedule and activities are determined by pharmacists, Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors.

Job Qualification

Must enrolled in PHARMACY school, (ACPE) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

• Assist pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment.
• Maintain patient profiles and other records
• Handle intra- and inter- departmental requisitions
• Handle stock receipt/storage/ control
• Package and label medications
• Assist in preparation of medications
• Deliver medications
• Clean and maintain Pharmacy environment and equipment
• Operate drug dispensing, packaging and preparation machinery / equipment
• Answers and appropriately handles telephone calls to pharmacy
• Completes appropriate documentation
• Work with computer-based applications
• Train and orient staff
• Functional mathematics skills
• Good communication skills
• Good customer service skills
• Good work practices
• Able work efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and complex environment
• Self- initiating
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Compliance

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

About Albany Medical Center

Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York's Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including:

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

Anchored in the state's historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children's hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.