Pharmacy Transporter (Full-Time, Nights)

2600 White Plains Hospital Medical Center; Nevada; On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is seeking a Pharmacy Transporter to perform non-patient care tasks under a Registered Pharmacist. You will deliver medications, manage floor stock, and support billing and reporting tasks while working an 11 PM-7 AM shift on MON-FRI with alternating weekends and holidays.

The role emphasizes safe transport, infection control, and collaboration with the health care team to ensure timely medication delivery and accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Successful completion of departmental orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities while delivering on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Delivers medication to nursing units on a scheduled basis.
• Performs floor stock delivery and packages accordingly.
• Handles telephone communications with nursing units.
• Fulfills emergency medication kit deliveries as needed.
• Transfers medication during patient relocations and manages returns.
• Maintains safety, infection control and patient rights in practice.

Skills

Communication skills

Professional demeanor

Time management

Team player

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

City/State: White Plains, New York Department: Pharmacy Ancillary_2 Work Shift: Night Work Days: MON-FRI, ALTERNATING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS Scheduled Hours: 11 PM-7 AM Hours Per Pay Period: 75 Pay Rate/Range: $20.2618-$29.6514 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Transporter performs non-patient care functions under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist. Duties include but are not limited to: Telephone communication with nursing units, delivering medication to nursing units, filling floor stock orders and performing various computer functions relating to billing, printing labels and reports.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors
• Performs medication delivery on a scheduled basis
• Performs floor stock delivery
• Performs delivery of emergency medication kits as needed
• Pick up returned medication from unit and process accordingly
• Transfer medication upon patient relocation.
• Is accountable for all deliveries made
• Able to organize and care for equipment.
• Integrates safety, patient rights and infection control methods into work practice.
• Utilizes appropriate steps in the decision-making process to include recognition and priority setting related to transport and departmental issues. Addresses issues with appropriate actions.
• Participates in Performance Improvement Initiatives
• Attends mandatory in-services.
• Adheres to all WPHC policies and procedures including dress code, code of conduct, customer service, attendance and submission of annual physical
• Collaborates and communicates with the health care team.
• Completes competency requirements.
• Attend staff meetings as required/ requested.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirements

High school diploma/equivalency required Successful completion of departmental orientation

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates ability to establish two-way communication by clearly defining expectations, communicating utilizing a variety of methods, actively listening to ideas and concerns and responding in an appropriate manner.
• Ability to act in a professional capacity and serve as a role model.
• Demonstrates ability to retains composure under stress
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
• Exercises time management and organizational skills
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities at the same time
• Ability to use good judgment and has sound decision making skills
• Team player and willing to go above and beyond to get the job done
• Maintains confidentiality and uses discretion at all times

Physical/Mental Demands/Requirements & Work Environment

• May be exposed to chemicals necessary to perform required tasks. Any hazardous chemicals the employee may be exposed to are listed in the hospital’s SDS (Safety Data Sheet) data base and may be accessed through the hospital’s Intranet site (Employee Tools/SDS Access). A copy of the SDS data base can also be found at the hospital switchboard, saved on a disc.
• Must be physically able to ambulate or be stationary for extended periods of time.
• Must be physically able to move, remove and transport heavy objects more than 30lbs

Primary Population Served

• Neonatal (birth – 28 days)
• Patients with exceptional communication needs
• Infant (29 days – less than 1 year)
• Patients with developmental delays
• Pediatric (1 – 12 years)
• Patients at end of life
• Adolescent (13 – 17 years)
• Patients under isolation precautions
• Adult (18 – 64 years)
• Patients with cultural needs
• Geriatric (> 65 years)
• All populations
• Bariatric Patients with weight related comorbidities
• Non-patient care population

The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Hospital Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - the highest distinction offered by the federal agency - for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, and in 2025 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.