Northwell Health

Nonprofit health system in New York and Connecticut

Pharmacy Technician

PharmacyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRiverhead, NY, USA$25 - $40 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Current national certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcare Association is required.
A New York State Education Department license is required.
At least two years of experience as a pharmacy technician in an acute care hospital is required.
Ability to learn a computerized hospital pharmacy system.
Ability to perform physically strenuous work.

Responsibilities

Assist the registered pharmacist with the non-professional, non-judgmental aspects of preparing and dispensing medication.
Fill, package, label, and stock unit-dose carts from patient profile cards or computerized pick lists, and deliver carts to nursing units according to the predetermined schedule.
Make other medication deliveries as required.
Fill bottles or other package forms with measured amounts of medication manually or mechanically.
Label drug containers according to department specifications, manually or mechanically.
Assist in the clean air room using sterile technique to fill and label injectable prescriptions when required.
Assist in preparing and labeling intravenous additives.
Fill medication orders in the inpatient area.
Package sudden, unexpected medication requests as required.
Maintain intravenous records under pharmacist direction.
Maintain medication records in the inpatient area.
Maintain records of extemporaneous medication preparation.
Assist with maintaining statistics and records for all medication orders.
Enter refill orders into a computer terminal.
Maintain sufficient inventory at pharmacy workstations.
Transport required pharmacy materials as necessary.
Receive stock and maintain stock and inventory-control records.
Assist with material control by maintaining records and inventories.
Maintain sufficient daily supply inventory in all pharmacy areas to support efficient operations.
Perform related duties as required.

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - FLEXSTAFF

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 in an acute care hospital
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).

Minimum Salary/Range*: 25.0000

Maximum Salary/Range*: 40.0000

About the Company

Northwell Health

Nonprofit health system in New York and Connecticut

Northwell Health is a nonprofit health system serving patients across New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut through hospitals and outpatient practices. Its network combines hospitals for complex care, community hospitals and specialty centers such as Cohen Children's Medical Center and Zucker Hillside Hospital. The system coordinates hospital, ambulatory and post-acute care, with philanthropy supporting its community mission. Its research institutes and partnerships with Hofstra University connect patient care with medical discovery and training for doctors, nurses and physician assistants. Founded in 1997, Northwell is headquartered in Lake Success, New York.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lake Success, NY
Founded: 1997

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