Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

Description

Pharmacy Technician

Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.


A Brief Overview

Responsible for all medication dispensing and preparation functions according to Pharmacy policy and procedure with additional responsibility for ADM (Automated Dispensing Machine) restocking.


What you will do

• Displays knowledge of drug nomenclature, dosage forms, strengths, concentrations, etc
• Accurate check and/or fill of medication orders either dispensed via automation or requiring manual pick from automated storage units
• Displays compliance and competence regarding standard procedures for preparing sterile products including departmental policies, aseptic technique, USP 797, documentation, safety precautions, etc
• Displays competence regarding operation of medication management automation and equipment, such as, but not limited to, automated dispensing cabinets, dispensing robot, storage carousel, MIC chambers
• Handles medications in a safe manner to ensure proper storage conditions, avoidance of dispensing errors, tracking of delivery via closed loop system and reports safety or procedural concerns when necessary
• Familiar with and utilization of drug references to obtain necessary drug specific information pertaining to dispensing, preparation, storage, etc of medications
• Displays competence regarding mathematical calculations required for accurate dispensing of pharmaceutical preparations for all medication administration routes
• Displays competence regarding additional responsibilities as trained and assigned such as departmental areas inspections, chemo preparation, medication packaging and robot stocking, scheduling, etc
• Covers alternate shifts based on need for Benefit Time coverage or Department need
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education Qualifications

• High School Or equivalent experience Required

Experience Qualifications

• less than 1 year Must have recent hospital experience as a Pharmacy Technician Required and
• Long-term care, compounding or retail Pharmacy Technician Required and
• Inventory management and automation experience Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Detail oriented and ability to work in a consistent and methodical manner (High proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• LPT - Licensed Pharmacy Tech NJ Board of Pharmacy Registration Upon Hire Required and
• PHAR-C - Certified Pharmacy Tech Board Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Upon Hire Required

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.