Pharmacy Technician: Medication Access & Patient Safety

Northwell Health; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in Melville, NY is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, managing inventories, and maintaining patient records under supervision.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or equivalent, NY pharmacy technician license, current certification, and 1–3 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities cover sterile and non-sterile compounding, inventory optimization, and collaborative patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current Pharmacy Technician Certification and NYS license are required as of 4/25/21.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience are required.

Responsibilities

• Takes direction from the pharmacists and/or pharmacy leadership with respect to daily workflow and patient care responsibilities.
• Assists pharmacists in preparation of sterile and non-sterile products including, but not limited to, compounds and I.V. preparations using approved procedures and techniques.
• Collaborates with members of inter-professional team, payers, pharmacies, patients, and families to promote timely access to medications.
• Monitors program effectiveness through facilitation of data collection and reporting in accordance with established procedures.
• Participates in educational, training and competency programs for oneself and other members of pharmacy team.
• Answers the telephone, identifying self and department; directs calls to appropriate personnel.
• Fills and replenishes medication carts/trays/kits/automated dispensing cabinets and patient-specific cassettes/bins as directed.
• Assists in operations and maintenance of automated dispensing cabinets, as needed.
• Assists in the programming of automated dispensing cabinets and maintenance of the drug formulary.
• Delivers medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas per operating procedure and established schedule. Delivers discharge medications to patients' bedside prior to discharge, as required.
• Repackages bulk medications in unit-dose packages per established procedures and techniques.
• Maintains accurate and appropriate records in accordance with related procedures, as required.
• Audits department records, conducts inspections, and promotes compliance with hospital, state and federal regulations as directed by a pharmacist, supervisor, or director.
• Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, storing, maintaining and disposing medications and supplies per approved operational procedures.
• Assists in purchasing and inventory optimization, as required.
• Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date.
• Retrieves unused medication from patient care areas and returns items to stock, where appropriate.
• Keeps pharmacy areas clean, neat, and well-organized; keeps pharmacy equipment clean.
• Assists with obtaining patient medication histories, as required.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Skills

Durable Medical Equipment

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Current Pharmacy Technician Certification

Current license as a registered pharmacy technician in NYS

Job description

Northwell Health in Melville, NY is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, managing inventories, and maintaining patient records under supervision.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or equivalent, NY pharmacy technician license, current certification, and 1–3 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities cover sterile and non-sterile compounding, inventory optimization, and collaborative patient care.