Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Day & Evening Shift
Bassett Healthcare Network · Cooperstown, NY, US
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About the Role
Find an innovative, patient-focused culture dedicated to improving patient health and quality of life. This role is essential in supporting our mission to help the population we serve achieve optimum health.
Responsibilities
- Performs pharmacy technician duties in hospital inpatient pharmacy under direct pharmacist supervision.
- Provides excellent customer service to caregivers and patients.
- Involved in medication preparation and distribution, inventory management, and quality assurance activities.
- Participates in USP 797/800 Sterile Compounding compliance standards.
- Compounds sterile medications under pharmacist supervision.
- Ensures daily functions are performed efficiently and accurately in accordance with hospital standards and New York State law.
- Participates fully in medication distribution to patients, stock areas, and clinics.
- Assists in the process of unit dose medication distribution to all inpatients.
- Refills and maintains automated dispensing systems, including monitoring and rotation of expiring medications.
- Utilizes electronic clinic inventory systems to prepare stock orders.
- Packages unit dose medications and prepares medication labels.
- Monitors patients' own medications and assures proper handling.
- Ensures the department operates as an efficient member of the healthcare team.
- Assists Pharmacists as requested.
- Works cooperatively within the Inpatient Pharmacy department and with other departments.
- Answers phones and directs calls according to departmental policy.
- Assists in the training of new pharmacy technicians.
- Treats all customers, co-workers, and staff with courtesy and respect.
- Relays inventory needs or initiates ordering as required.
- Monitors medication and supply inventory and utilizes departmental ordering processes.
- Participates in departmental quality assurance and quality improvement processes.
- Performs cleaning and disinfecting procedures in sterile and non-sterile compounding areas.
- Accurately utilizes personal protective equipment in accordance with departmental policy.
- Handles hazardous medications in accordance with departmental policies.
- Monitors for expired and/or unusable medications.
- Documents quality assurance tasks.
- Follows departmental policy for removal, waste, and segregation of unusable medications.
- Identifies and escalates non-conformities and occurrences.
- Assists with or performs purchasing, receiving, and inventory control functions for the Inpatient Pharmacy Department.
- Orders appropriately, assuring correct storage and maintaining adequate inventory.
- Performs similar or related duties as requested or directed.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED preferred.
- Minimum 1 year Pharmacy Technician experience preferred.
- Successful mastery of required tasks and operations as taught and mentored by pharmacy staff by the end of six months of employment.
- Progression to Technician II required within 6 months, if required by primary location.
- Physical Requirements: Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs, of force constantly to move objects.
- Frequent balancing, climbing, crouching, typing/clerical/dexterity, grasping, hearing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, seeing/monitor/computer use, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, walking, and fit testing.
- Hazards: Occasional bodily fluids/bloodborne exposure.
- Working conditions: Occasional extreme temperatures, noise.
- Travel: The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis.
Skills
- Computer Skills
- Interacting with People
- Attention to Detail
- Accountability
Location
- New York State
Work Type
- Inpatient
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1 year Pharmacy Technician experience preferred
- Progression to Technician II required within 6 months
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- USD $18.02/Hr.
- USD $27.03/Hr.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including company holidays, vacation, and sick time
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life insurance and disability protection
- Retirement benefits including an employer match
- And more!
About the Company
- Bassett Healthcare Network is committed to our employees and offers benefit programs designed with employee needs and values in mind.
- Many benefits are paid fully or in large part by Bassett.
Equal Opportunity
- Bassett Healthcare Network provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), genetic predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by law.