Pharmacy Technician 2-Per Diem-Day/Evening

Nuvance Health; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 35,817 - 48,891; Full time

Job summary

Nuvance Health is looking for a Pharmacy Technician to manage medications, maintain inventory, and ensure compliance with regulations. Responsibilities include handling and delivering medications, maintaining accurate records, and triaging pharmacy-related inquiries.

Candidates must have a high school diploma, PTCB certification, and be a licensed pharmacy technician. This role is located in Poughkeepsie, New York. Hourly pay ranges from $26.00 to $35.49.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have PTCB Certification.
• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacy Technician.

Responsibilities

• Handles medications and delivers them to patients.
• Maintains medication and supply inventory.
• Identifies and disposes of expired medications.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

PTCB Certification

License: Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Responsibilities

• Handles, pulls, labels, packages, compounds, and delivers medications to patients or authorized personnel as instructed by pharmacist.
• Helps maintain medication and supply inventory.
• Identifies, pulls, and disposes of expired medications as needed.
• Performs clerical duties such as filing, data entry, and printer management.
• Maintains compliance with all state, federal, and regulatory requirements, completing and reviewing audits, managing temperature logs, cleaning logs, and unit inspections.
• Manages automated dispensing cabinets (ADC) inventory by utilizing reports from the main console and troubleshooting minor technical issues.
• Refills and manages expiration dates of code carts, kits, medication trays, etc.
• Handles and delivers controlled medications by following all state and federal regulations and departmental policies.
• Triages phone calls and transfers calls to pharmacist for any medication-related questions.
• Navigates electronic medical record (EMR) as it relates to missing medications and charges/billing.
• Understands the identification, handling, and storage of hazardous medications (USP 800, NIOSH, OSHA, and departmental policy).
• Complies with all USP 795 and USP 797 requirements in the compounding of sterile and nonsterile products by following all departmental policies & procedures involving technique, training, testing, and personal hygiene.
• Maintains and models Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education, Skills, Experience Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• PTCB Certification.
• License: Registered Pharmacy Technician.

Working Conditions

Manual: Significant manual skills/motor coordination and finger dexterity.

Occupational: Some occupational risk.

Physical Effort: Very heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force.

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Org Unit: 1181.

Department: Pharmacy.

Exempt: No.

Rate: $26.00 - $35.49 per hour.