Pharmacy Techician - Hospital Contract $34/HR

Northwell Career Site; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for flex staffing in a hospital environment in New York. The role involves assisting the Registered Pharmacist with non-professional duties related to preparing and dispensing medications, stocking unit-dose carts, labeling, and delivering to nursing units as scheduled.

Responsibilities include maintaining IV and medication records, handling inventory, and supporting IV additives labeling where required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Current national certification through PTCB/NHA required.
• New York State Education Department (NYSED) license required.
• Minimum of two years' experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist with non-professional aspects of preparing and dispensing medication.
• Fill, label, and stock unit-dose carts; deliver to nursing units as scheduled.
• Prepare and label IV additives and injectable prescriptions where required.
• Enter and maintain medication orders and records in the hospital system.
• Maintain inventory and handle stock at pharmacy workstations.
• Perform related duties as required; physical exertion may be required.

Skills

Computerized hospital pharmacy system

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

PTCB/NHA certification

NYSED license

Job description

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - FLEXSTAFF

RESPONSIBILITIES:-

1. Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects 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.
   • Packages sudden, unexpected medication requests, as required.
2. 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.
3. Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy.
   • Transports required pharmacy material, as necessary.
   • Receives and maintains records of stock and inventory control.
   • Assists in material control by maintaining records and inventories.
   • Maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of the Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions.
4. Performs related duties, as required.

Must be able to do physically strenuous work.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Current national certification through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)/National Healthcare Association (NHA), required.
• NYSED- License
• Minimum of two years experience as Pharmacy Tech
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.

*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).