Pharmacy Techician - Oncology - Contract $32/hr + OT

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - FLEXSTAFF IV ROOM EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

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
• 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 members 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).