Pharmacy Technician - Staten Island - Contract (2-5 shifts/week)

RESPONSIBILITIES:-

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.

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.

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.

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


• 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).