Pharmacy Technician

Gurwin Healthcare System; Commack (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Wellness discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Sign-on bonus for specified clinicals

Employee Referral Bonus

Starbucks on-site

Staff cafeteria

Job summary

Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on Long Island, NY, seeks a full-time Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists in dispensing and unit activities. The schedule is 5 days per week, 37.5 hours, with duties on the nursing units and clinic areas.

Responsibilities include reading prescriptions, preparing orders, and ensuring medications are properly stored, labeled, and returned per policy. Competitive benefits and healthcare coverage are offered.

Qualifications

• CPhT preferred; high school diploma required with 2 years SNF/DSS or related experience.
• Candidate must be computer literate.
• Knowledge of brand and generic drug names and strengths.

Responsibilities

• Assist the pharmacist under supervision in pharmacy and nursing units.
• Read prescriptions and prepare medication orders according to policy.
• Be familiar with brand and generic drug names and strengths.
• Deliver medications to all Nursing Stations per the pharmacy rounds schedule.
• Ensure medications are in date, properly stored and labeled.
• Coordinate return of expired or discontinued medications for credit or proper destruction.

Skills

Computer literacy

Reading prescriptions

Pharmacy terminology

Education

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

Job description

Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a renowned healthcare provider located on Long Island, NY which offers a full continuum of services. The Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 460 bed facility providing services for short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care, home care programs, an adult day health program, ventilator dependent care, palliative and hospice care, a Memory Care Unit and on-site dialysis. The Gurwin Family of Services also includes the 201-apartment Gurwin Jewish : Fay J. Lindner assisted living community and Fountaingate Gardens independent living community on the Commack campus.

We are currently seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician. We are seeking candidates who will embody the passion and commitment required to deliver the ultimate care for our residents. You will be scheduled 5 days per week for a total of 37.5 hours.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) preferred. High School Diploma - Minimum 2 years SNF, DSS or related experience. Candidate must be computer literate.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the pharmacist in a variety of functions within the pharmacy and also on the nursing units and clinic areas. All such functions will be under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist.
• Able to read prescriptions and prepare all medication orders according to policy.
• Must be familiar with brand and generic drug names and strengths.
• Acts as a messenger for picking up physician orders and for delivering medications to all Nursing Stations in a timely manner according to the pharmacy rounds schedule.
• Delivers appropriate stock medications to Nursing Stations and ensure all medications
• In the Medication Room check that medications are in date, stored appropriately and labeled properly.
• Check pharmacy inventory and remove all expired medications from dispensing areas. Coordinate return of expired medications and discontinued patient medications to reverse company distribution for credit or proper destruction according to policy.

We offer an excellent salary, dynamic work environment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield) for eligible employees, plus a family option. Includes:
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Wellness discounts
• Dental Insurance through MetLife
• Vision Insurance through MetLife
• Accrued holiday/personal and vacation time; payout for unused sick time for those who qualify
• Flexible Spending Account - Medical and/or Dependent Care
• Long term disability Insurance for those who qualify (no cost to employee)
• Life Insurance - value is equal to employee’s annual salary (no cost to employee)
• National Employee Assistance Program (no cost to employee)
• Childcare, membership and program discounts at Suffolk YJCC, Commack and Mid-Island YJCC, Plainview
• Tax deferred annuity plan - employee automatically enrolled with 3% contribution / employer contributes 4% after one year of service (graded vesting)
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 per year
• Sign-on bonus for specified clinical positions
• Employee Referral Bonus for specified clinical positions
• Starbucks café on-site
• Staff cafeteria with subsidized pricing
• Employee perks including holiday gift cards, System-wide annual BBQ and Winter Celebrations, meals, treats and other theme related staff events
• Other discounts and added value for employees from outside corporations including BJs membership discount, FourleafFCU savings perks, Plum Benefits Entertainment discounts and more!

EOE M/F/D/V