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

Northwell Health

  • Richmond, VA Staten Island, NY
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job Description: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 FunctionsEXPERIENCE 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 DetailThe 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).

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