Pharmacy Technician Certified Registered SCH

Job Description

Salary: 18.96-28.44 USD

Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital

Shift: Shift 3

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours: varies; 5:30pm-6am, 7:30pm-6am, 10pm-6am, 11pm-7am

Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, Manager and/or Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacists or other designated supervisory personnel, performs technical activities associated with preparation, compounding, and dispensing of pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION

• High School diploma or GED
• Pharmacy Technician Certification from a New York State recognized certifying body such as Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
• New York State Registered Pharmacy Technician with active registration and certification
• Registered Pharmacy Technician must also be licensed in New York State
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to operate office equipment, personal computer, telephone, fax machine, copy machine, hospital information systems, automated dispensing units and various other types of pharmacy automation
• Proficient at report generation from various information systems
• Proficiency in metric system and various types of pharmacy math calculations
• Communicates effectively with physicians, nurses and other health professionals in matters pertaining to pharmacy services
• Good manual dexterity (typing)
• Proficient in data entry

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Environment

• Works in office/warehouse setting with regular trips to patient care areas
• Normal heat, light and safe working environment, typical of most office jobs
• Works at computer intermittently for short periods of time, inputting or retrieving data and generating labels and reports
• Occasional exposure to one or more mildly unpleasant physical conditions