Pharmacy Technician Eve​/Night shift

Pharmacy Technician 2 – Full Time – Eve/Night 10 hour shift

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Description

The Pharmacy Technician 2 will assist pharmacists in the formulation, preparation, dispensing, delivery and storage of medications and pharmaceutical supplies. The pharmacy technician will ensure that products and services are provided in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner according to department policies, procedures, and practice standards supporting both inpatient and outpatient services within Nuvance Health.

Responsibilities

• Handles, pulls, labels, packages, compounds, and delivers medications to patient or authorized personnel as instructed by pharmacist.
• Helps maintain medication and supply inventory.
• Identifies, pulls, and disposes of expired medications as needed.
• Performs clerical duties such as filing, data entry, printer management.
• Maintains compliance with all state, federal, and regulatory requirements, such as completes and reviews audits such as manages temp logs, cleans logs, unit inspections, etc.
• Manages automated dispensing cabinets (ADC) inventory by utilizing reports from main console and troubleshooting minor technical issues.
• Refills and manages expiration dates of code carts, kits, medication trays etc.
• Handles and delivers controlled medications by following all state & federal regulations and departmental policies.
• Triages phone calls and transfers calls to pharmacist for any medication related questions.
• Navigates electronic medical record (EMR) as it relates to missing medications and charges/billing.
• Understands the identification, handling and storage of hazardous medications (USP
  800, NIOSH, OSHA, and departmental policy).
• Complies with all USP 795 and USP 797 requirements in the compounding of sterile and nonsterile products by following all departmental policies & procedures involving technique, training, testing, and personal hygiene.
• Maintains and models Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education, Skills, Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum Experience:
  
  None for Tech I, Experience necessary for Tech 2 position.
• PTCB Certification within 6 months.
• License:
  Registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Within 30 days with CT Department of Consumer Protection for those working in CT.
• Within 6 months with NY Board of Pharmacy for those working in NY.
• Desired:
  Pharmacy Technician experience, Computer skills, ability to multi-task and work independently.

Working Conditions

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coordination & finger dexterity.

Occupational:
Some occupational risk.

Physical Effort:
Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force.

Physical Environment:
Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company:
Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1181

Department:
Pharmacy

Exempt:
No

Rate Range: $22.39- $29.11