Pharmacy Tech (PD)

Northwell Health; Town of Riverhead (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in preparing, packaging and labeling medications in a hospital setting.

The role requires a current CPhT, completion of a recognized technician program, and the ability to use computerized systems; the work includes IV preparation, inventory maintenance and various non‑professional tasks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Training Program or equivalent pharmacy experience.
• Current Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
• Minimum of two years experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy with a computerized system preferred.
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
• Must be able to do physically strenuous work.

Responsibilities

• Assists in non-professional aspects of preparing and dispensing medication.
• Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart and delivers to nursing units.
• Fills bottles or other package forms with measured medication amounts.
• Labels containers of drugs according to department specifications.
• Assists in sterile filling of injectable prescriptions and IV additives where required.
• Fills medication orders in inpatient areas and extemporaneous packaging as needed.
• Maintains IV records and records of medications in inpatient areas.
• Maintains inventory and assists with Automated Dispensing System.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician

Sterile Technique

Computerized Hospital System

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician Training Program

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

Tools

ADS (Automated Dispensing System)

Job description

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2 weekends shifts per month, one major summer and one major winter holiday

Job Description

Assists in the preparation, manufacturing and repackaging of medications. Assists in maintaining records and reports. Maintains sufficient inventories at workstations.

Job Responsibility

• * Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects of preparing and dispensing medication.
  • Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from patient profile card or computerized pick list; brings cart to nursing unit according to predetermined schedule. Makes other deliveries, as required.
  • Fills bottles or other package forms with measured amount of medication either manually or mechanically.
  • Labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically.
  • Assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required.
  • Assists in preparation and/or labeling of IV additives.
  • Fills medication orders in inpatient area.
  • Responsible for extemporaneous medication packaging, as required.
  • Fills pharmacy trays as required
• * Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports.
  • Maintains IV records with Pharmacist direction.
  • Maintains records for medication in inpatient area.
  • Maintains records of preparation of extemporaneous medications.
  • Assists in the maintenance of statistics and records for all medication orders.
  • Enters orders into computer terminal for refill purposes.
• * Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy.
  • Transports required pharmacy material, as necessary.
  • Receives and maintains records of stock and inventory control.
  • Assists in maintaining the Automated Dispensing System (ADS)
  • Assists in material control by maintaining records and inventories.
  • Maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions.
• Performs related duties, as required.
• * ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Graduate of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Training Program or equivalent pharmacy experience.
• Current Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), required.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy with a computerized system, preferred.
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
• Must be able to do physically strenuous work
• Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).