Pharmacy Technician SCH
Location: Buffalo, NY, United States
Date Posted: Nov 11, 2019
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Job Description
Status: Full Time Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital
Work Schedule: Days Evenings Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation Shift: 1:
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No FTE: 1.000000: Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates
Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacists and, where applicable, the Senior Pharmacy Technician & Buyer or other designated supervisory personnel, performs technical activities associated with dispensing pharmaceuticals.
Responsibilities:
EDUCATION
- High School diploma or GED required
- Six (6) months experience as a pharmacy technician required or Graduate of a formal Pharmacy Technician training program with Certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board required
- If hired with 6 months of experience, Pharmacy Technician Certification required within 1 year of hire (for new external hires or transfers from outside the department - current hospital or CH transfers)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Ability to successfully pass a test of pharmacy math (grade of 80% or higher)
- 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
WORKING CONDITIONS
- 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
