Pharmacy technician I - per diem

Albany Medical Center; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Medical Center is seeking a Pharmacy Technician Intern. This position supports pharmacists with medication management and distribution. Key responsibilities include assisting with preparation, packaging, and delivering medications, along with maintaining accurate records. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills and a commitment to customer service within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Required: High School Diploma/G.E.D., enrolled in ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy.
• Must have functional mathematics, communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists with routine duties and maintain patient profiles.
• Package, label, and prepare medications under supervision.
• Operate drug dispensing and packaging machinery.

Skills

Functional mathematics skills

Good communication skills

Good customer service skills

Good work practices

Self-initiating

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Job description

Department/Unit:

Pharmacy

Work Shift:

Per Diem (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$38,937.60 - $50,618.88 *** Per Diem Position***

The Pharmacy technician assists and supports the pharmacists. Interns order and stock medications, transport medications, prepare medications under the supervision of a pharmacists, participate in the coordination of medication distribution. The Intern utilizes medication packaging and dispensing machines and other technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment.
• Maintain patient profiles and other records
• Handle intra- and inter- departmental requisitions
• Handle stock receipt/storage/control
• Package and label medications
• Assist in preparation of medications
• Deliver medications
• Clean and maintain Pharmacy environment and equipment
• Operate drug dispensing, packaging and preparation machinery / equipment
• Answers and appropriately handles telephone calls to pharmacy
• Completes appropriate documentation
• Work with computer-based applications
• Train and orient staff

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required, enrolled in ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy
• Functional mathematics skills
• Good communication skills
• Good customer service skills
• Good work practices
• Able work efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Self- initiating

Physical Demands

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Rarely
• Lifting - Frequently
• Carrying - Frequently
• Pushing - Occasionally
• Pulling - Occasionally
• Climbing - Occasionally
• Balancing - Occasionally
• Stooping - Frequently
• Kneeling - Frequently
• Crouching - Frequently
• Crawling - Occasionally
• Reaching - Frequently
• Handling - Frequently
• Grasping - Frequently
• Feeling - Constantly
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.