Pharmacy Technician

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx seeks a Pharmacy Technician to work under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, ensuring patient safety and accurate dispensing in accordance with NYS education law. You will process prescriptions, label containers, manage stock, restock automated dispensing cabinets, and communicate about medication costs and counseling opportunities.

Licensed NYSED tech, detail-oriented, reliable, and able to participate in staff meetings and

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Pharmacy Technician by the NYSED.

Responsibilities

• Validates patient identity and screens prescriptions for completeness, formulary/restriction and payment status, prior to processing.
• Receives written or electronically transmitted prescriptions, types prescription labels and affixes labels on containers.
• Accurately keys and retrieves prescription data from a computer-generated file for review by a pharmacist.
• Obtains drugs from stock and returns them to stock.
• Restocks automated dispensing cabinets.
• Gets prescription files and other manual records from storage and locates prescriptions.
• Counts dosage units of drugs and places unit doses in appropriate containers for dispensing.
• Prepares manual records of dispensing for the signature or initials of the pharmacist.
• Handles or delivers completed prescriptions to the patient or the person authorized to act on behalf of the patient and advises of the availability of counseling to be conducted by the licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern.
• Obtains data for determining prescription cost and coverage.
• Performs pharmacy-related clerical duties.
• Attends and/or participates in staff departmental and interdisciplinary meetings and training, as required.
• Performs other related functions, as directed by the pharmacist.

Education

Licensed Pharmacy Technician by NYSED

Job description

Marketing Statement

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one of New York City’s premier acute care hospitals. Located in Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the implementation of state-of-the art medical technology and best practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women’s Health in addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services. At Lincoln, the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one priority.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position

Under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, performs work of a pharmacy technician, in accordance with Article 137 of the Education Law, specifically Article137-A, which details the tasks permitted for a licensed pharmacy technician and an unlicensed pharmacy technician. Ensures patient safety, optimal utilization of resources, service delivery and compliance with NYC Health + Hospitals, health care setting, and all other relevant regulatory policies and standards of care to improve outcomes and patient experience.

Examples Of Tasks And Responsibilities

• Validates patient identity and screens prescriptions for completeness, formulary/restriction and payment status, prior to processing.
• Receives written or electronically transmitted prescriptions, types prescription labels and affixes labels on containers.
• Accurately keys and retrieves prescription data from a computer-generated file for review by a pharmacist.
• Obtains drugs from stock and returns them to stock.
• Restocks automated dispensing cabinets.
• Gets prescription files and other manual records from storage and locates prescriptions.
• Counts dosage units of drugs and places unit doses in appropriate containers for dispensing.
• Prepares manual records of dispensing for the signature or initials of the pharmacist.
• Handles or delivers completed prescriptions to the patient or the person authorized to act on behalf of the patient and advises of the availability of counseling to be conducted by the licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern.
• Obtains data for determining prescription cost and coverage.
• Performs pharmacy-related clerical duties.
• Attends and/or participates in staff departmental and interdisciplinary meetings and training, as required.
• Performs other related functions, as directed by the pharmacist.

Education

Those who are licensed to practice as a Registered Pharmacy Technician by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) may perform the following functions:

• Assists the Pharmacist, as directed, in compounding ("compounding" means the combining, admixing, mixing, diluting, pooling, reconstituting, or otherwise altering of a drug or bulk drug substance to create a drug), preparing, labeling or dispensing of compounding drugs used to fill valid prescriptions or medication orders or in compounding, preparing, and labeling in anticipation of a valid prescription or medication order for a patient.

Minimum Qualifications

Effective April 25, 2021, all new hires into the title of Pharmacy Technician must be licensed to practice as a Registered Pharmacy Technician by the NYSED.