Pharmacy Technician - Hospital -Per diem

New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists; Town of Riverhead (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

New York State Council of Health-system Pharmacists seeks a Pharmacy Technician for flex staffing. Responsibilities include assisting pharmacists, preparing and dispensing medications, labeling, packaging, and maintaining IV/inpatient records. Experience in acute care is required and certification through PTCB or NHA is mandatory.

The role requires the ability to learn hospital pharmacy software, maintain inventory, and perform physically strenuous tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current national certification through PTCB or NHA.
• NYSED license.
• Minimum of two years experience as Pharmacy Tech in an acute care hospital.
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
• Must be able to do physically strenuous work.

Responsibilities

• Assists Registered Pharmacist in non-professional aspects preparing and dispensing medication.
• Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart; delivers to nursing unit as scheduled.
• Assists in sterile preparation and labeling of IV additives and injectable prescriptions.
• Maintains IV records, inpatient medication records, and extemporaneous preparation records.
• Maintains inventory and records of stock and supplies for pharmacy operations.

Skills

Two years experience

Learn computerized hospital pharmacy

Physically strenuous work

Ability to learn pharmacy systems

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.

ADA Essential Functions

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 in an acute care hospital
• 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).