Pharmacy Technician Per Diem
Pharmacy
The Pharmacy Technician Per Diem will:
- Make regularly scheduled rounds to assigned Nursing Units/treatment areas, delivers completed medications and picks up requisitions/medication orders to be processed.
- Operate the Robot-Rx in an efficient, error-free, and safe manner in order to pick medications as part of the dispensing process.
- Deliver a complete set of patient medication cassettes to assigned Nursing stations on a daily basis and returns used cassettes to the Pharmacy.
- Assist Pharmacist in the preparation of sterile products.
- Prepare under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist, non-sterile products as assigned.
- Repackage of bulk medications into unit dose containers utilizing (ex, tablets in vials and liquids in bottles) or other appropriate pharmacy repackaging equipment.
- Perform the clerical portion of the controlled substance replenishment system for the pharmacist's review and approval. Deliver controlled substances to assigned Nursing units/treatment areas under the Pharmacist''s direction.
- Contribute to the general maintenance of the Department''s inventory systems by making appropriate entries and conducting assigned inventories. Perform duties of Inventory Clerk, as required.
- Maintain, update, and replace the Hospital's supply of medication in emergency carts.
- Process all unit/department stock medication kits as per established procedures.
- Assist in the training/orienting of new employees to selected aspects of the position.
Requirements:
- Ability to follow detailed instructions as well as to communicate with Pharmacists, Nurses and other Hospital Personnel required.
- Requires competence in basic pharmaceutical nomenclature (generic vs. proprietary names), related mathematical skills and general pharmaceutical principles.
- Requires the ability to recognize the professional nature of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services and to integrate appropriate standards to the performance of all tasks.
- Must be registered or eligible for registration as a pharmacy technician in New Jersey, by the NJ Board of Pharmacy, within 180 days of hire. If not registered, must begin registration process immediately upon hire.
Salary Range: 22.00 - 22.00 USD
We offer competitive base rates that are determined by many factors, including job-related work experience, internal equity, and industry-specific market data. In addition to base salary, some positions may be eligible for clinical certification pay and shift differentials.
The salary range listed for exempt positions reflects full-time compensation and will be prorated based on employment status.
Saint Peter''s offers a robust benefits program to eligible employees that will support you and your family in working toward achieving and maintaining secure, healthy lives now and into the future. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; savings accounts, voluntary benefits, wellness programs and discounts, paid life insurance, generous 401(k) match, adoption assistance, back-up daycare, free onsite parking, and recognition rewards.
You can take your career to the next level by participating in either a fully paid tuition program or our generous tuition assistance program. Learn more about our benefits by visiting our site at Saint Peter''s.