Shift: M-F, Sa/Su: 7am-3pm or 7:30am-4pm. Sa/Su 2-10pm (rotating)
Hours Per week: 40
Number of weeks: 13
Is Call Required: No
Pharmacy Technicians/Inpatient assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. Pharmacy technicians/inpatient work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. They do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Procures and distributes medications per physician request, pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
- Replenishes medications in automated dispensing units and emergency drug containers; rotates and manages stock before expiration date; generates reports, pick lists, and labels as required.
- Prepares intravenous admixtures and other sterile preparations (including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition) safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.
- Complies with sterile compounding regulations and practices.
- Repackages bulk medications in unit-dose packages safely and accurately per established procedures using appropriate techniques.
- Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, storing and restocking medications and supplies in appropriate locations while maintaining records, pricing updates, and other required documentation accurately
- Completes and documents all assigned medication storage areas inspections at least monthly; identifies and replaces outdated and unusable medications.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Education - High School diploma/equivalent.
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Demonstrates flexibility in assuming other appropriate responsibilities not noted above
- Certification and Licensure - Certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy technician certification program (NHA/PTCB). Must be a New York State Registered Pharmacy Technician.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience - 2-3 years hospital pharmacy technician experience
Location: 101 Dates Drive, 3rd Floor Pharmacy Ithaca NY 14850
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $1,650.00 - $1,800.00 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Physical setting:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
Experience:
- Pharmacy technician: 3 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- (NHA/PTCB) (Preferred)
- New York State Registered Pharmacy Technician (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Ithaca, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person