Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem (Bethlehem Campus)

St. Luke's University Health Network; Town of Bethlehem (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, NY seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists in filling medications, preparing IV orders, and managing unit-dose duties in a busy hospital environment.

The role emphasizes accuracy, patient safety, and compliance with federal and state pharmacy laws; prior hospital pharmacy experience is preferred and active registration is required. This position includes weekend and holiday rotation as part of the schedule and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Requires successful completion of on-the-job training in each area of the department within the first six months of employment.
• Registered Pharmacy technicians must maintain active status through Board of Pharmacy in the state(s) they work in.
• PA: registration preferred upon hire; registration as Pharmacy Technician Trainee required on hire and board registered within 180 days.
• NJ: state registration preferred upon hire; registration within 180 days.

Responsibilities

• Fills medications and IV orders from computer generated labels, fills and updates patient cassette drawers, exchanges cassette drawers.
• Delivers medications to patient care areas or uses pneumatic tube; handles drug information questions with pharmacists.
• Prepares prepackaged medications under pharmacist supervision; maintains log books and completes work within shift.
• Prepares parenteral, admixture, anti-neoplastic and Home IV Therapy orders under pharmacist supervision; uses aseptic technique.
• Keeps work area clean, maintains adequate par levels; assists with narcotics inventory and inspections.
• Performs Transitional Care Unit activities including filling new medication orders and cassettes; completes IV/Admixtures competencies.

Job description

St. Luke’s is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke’s are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay for health care.

SCHEDULE:

Required to work a weekend and holiday rotation.

The Pharmacy Technician under the direction of a pharmacist, delivers medications, performs unit dose activities, including filling patient medication orders and cassettes, ADT updates, floor stock orders, outpatient prescriptions, performs routine medication area inspections, maintains records for controlled substances, and utilizes the pharmacy computer system. Assumes IV/Admixture responsibilities including labeling pre-mixed solutions, restocking and ordering solutions and supplies, preparing large and small volume parenterals, parenteral nutrition solutions, irrigations, anti-neoplastic solutions and extemporaneous compounds. Performs administratively assigned duties.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Fills medications and IV orders from computer generated labels, fills and updates patient cassette drawers, exchanges cassette drawers. Delivers medications to and picks up medications from patient care areas or uses the pneumatic tube to deliver medications when appropriate. Credits returned patient medications.
• Demonstrates ability to answer telephone/window and deal with visitors to pharmacy appropriately. Demonstrates ability to involve other pharmacy staff when appropriate. Directs all drug information questions to a pharmacist, communicates in a courteous and professional manner utilizing proper etiquette, and communicates all pertinent information to the technician on the next shift.
• Prepares prepackaged medications under pharmacist supervision using proper technique, maintains appropriate log books and completes work within shift.
• Prepares parenteral, admixture, anti-neoplastic and Home IV Therapy orders, extemporaneously compounds under pharmacist supervision using proper aseptic technique, maintains appropriate log books and completes work within shift.
• Keeps work area clean and neat and free of excess items, maintains adequate par levels
• Reviews, fills, delivers nursing floor stock and controlled substances; performs medication area inspections for all areas with medications; prepares outpatient prescriptions in accordance with federal and state pharmacy laws; maintains CD Module narcotic inventory, re-stocks CD Module and processes CD Module returns.
• Delivers or retrieves medications when the supervising pharmacist views the situation as necessary.
• Performs Transitional Care Unit (TCU) activities including filling new medication orders, medication cassettes and crediting medications.
• Completes and maintains IV/Admixtures lab and departmental competencies.
• Utilizes effective interpersonal communication skills while maintaining confidentiality of hospital information and addressing co-workers, nurses and others in a pleasant and cooperative manner.
• Performs routine activities with minimal supervision, offering to provide additional help when needed, participates in training of new employees.
• Other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Walking and standing for up to eight hours per day and up to three consecutive hours. Continuously fingering. Frequent handling. Grasping and twisting. Frequently lifting and carrying up to 35 pounds. Frequent, continuous stair climbing and decent while carrying up to 35 pounds. Periodically, extended walking. Occasionally pushing and pulling up to 200 pounds. Frequently stooping and bending. Repetitively looking up. Occasionally crouching. Continuously reaching above shoulder level. Frequent neck bending. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequency. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, far vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION:

Minimum of six months previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Requires successful completion of on-the-job training in each area of the department within the first six months of employment.

Registered Pharmacy technicians must maintain active status through Board of Pharmacy in the state(s) they work in.

PA: As of June 28, 2026, State Registration with PA Board of Pharmacy, as a Pharmacy Technician preferred upon hire. For new applicants, registration as Pharmacy Technician Trainee is required upon hire, must be board registered as Pharmacy Technician within 180 days of hire. Note: Pharmacy students registered as a Pharmacy Intern in PA do not need to also register as a Pharmacy Technician.

NJ: State Registration with NJ Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician, preferred upon hire. For new applicants, registration application must be filed within 10 days of hire date and the technician must be registered with the state board within 180 days of hire date.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of six months previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Requires successful completion of on-the-job training in each area of the department within the first six months of employment.

St. Luke’s University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.