Pharmacy Technician

FLEXSTAFF AT NORTHWELL HEALTH - VARIOUS HOSPITALS - NYC AREA

RESPONSIBILITIES:-

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy

with a computerized system, preferred.

• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.

Must be able to do physically strenuous work.

Hourly rate: $25 - $40

*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).