Pharmacy Technician (LJ)- Vivo

Job Description

Assists in the preparation, dispensing, manufacturing and repackaging of medications. Assists in maintaining records and reports.

Maintains sufficient inventories at workstations.

Job Responsibility

• Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects of 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.

Assists in preparation of IV additives; Fills medication orders in inpatient area; and Responsible for extemporaneous medication packaging, 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;

and Enters orders into computer terminal.

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; and Maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions.

Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

Graduate of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Training Program OR Equivalent hospital pharmacy experience, required.

Current Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), required when hired on / after 12 / 01 / 18.

Current license as a registered pharmacy technician in NYS, required when hired on / after 4 / 25 / 21.

Minimum two (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy with a computerized system, preferred.

Must possess a valid driver's license, where applicable.

Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.

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).