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Pharmacy Tech I - F/T Days

Albany Medical Center
Posted 3 months ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Albany, NY 12232, US

Salary

$43,599 - $56,679 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Pharmacy Technician position at Albany Medical Center requires a High School Diploma or G.E.D. and offers a salary range of $43,599.00 - $56,679.00.
  • This role involves assisting pharmacists with routine duties, maintaining patient records, and managing medication distribution.
  • Technicians must have functional mathematics skills, good communication, and customer service abilities while working in a dynamic environment.
  • Physical demands include constant standing, walking, and frequent lifting, with occasional climbing and pushing.
  • Candidates should be self-initiating and able to operate various pharmacy technologies under the supervision of pharmacists and supervisors.

Department/Unit:

Pharmacy

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$43,599.00 - $56,679.00The Pharmacy technician assists and supports the pharmacists. Technicians order and stock medications, transport medications, prepare medications under the supervision of a pharmacists, participate in the coordination of medication distribution. The Technician utilizes medication packaging and dispensing machines and other technologies. The technician reports to pharmacists, Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors. Work schedule and activities are determined by pharmacists, Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment.

  • Maintain patient profiles and other records

  • Handle intra- and inter- departmental requisitions

  • Handle stock receipt/storage/control

  • Package and label medications

  • Assist in preparation of medications

  • Deliver medications

  • Clean and maintain Pharmacy environment and equipment

  • Operate drug dispensing, packaging and preparation machinery / equipment

  • Answers and appropriately handles telephone calls to pharmacy

  • Completes appropriate documentation

  • Work with computer-based applications

  • Train and orient staff


Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required

  • Functional mathematics skills

  • Good communication skills

  • Good customer service skills

  • Good work practices

  • Able work efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and complex environment.

  • Self- initiating


Physical Demands

  • Standing - Constantly

  • Walking - Constantly

  • Sitting - Rarely

  • Lifting - Frequently

  • Carrying - Frequently

  • Pushing - Occasionally

  • Pulling - Occasionally

  • Climbing - Occasionally

  • Balancing - Occasionally

  • Stooping - Frequently

  • Kneeling - Frequently

  • Crouching - Frequently

  • Crawling - Occasionally

  • Reaching - Frequently

  • Handling - Frequently

  • Grasping - Frequently

  • Feeling - Constantly

  • Talking - Constantly

  • Hearing - Constantly

  • Repetitive Motions - Constantly

  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly


Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.

 

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!​

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.




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