Pharmacy Technician-PD

At Catholic Health, our primary focus is the way we treat and serve our communities. We work collaboratively to provide compassionate care and utilize evidence-based practice to improve outcomes – to every patient, every time.

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This non-profit hospital features three centers of excellence: Maternal/Child services, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. St. Charles also offers services in general surgery, colon/rectal surgery, bariatric surgery, neurosurgery, ENT, pediatrics, diagnostic imaging, emergency medicine, epilepsy, stroke care, Female Pelvic Floor Disorders Center, and a nationally accredited Sleep Disorders Center.

The Pharmacy Technician assists pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining the drug inventory, and maintaining patient records.  Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.  

Responsibilities:

• Replenishes floor stock medications on nursing units accurately, fills floor stock requests accurately and maintains appropriate documentation
• Identifies medications no longer in use in on units, returns medications to pharmacy, and appropriately manages such medications
• Assists in receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations
• Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date
• Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation accurately.  Files documentation in appropriate locations
• Completes and documents monthly inspections of all assigned medication storage areas in a timely and comprehensive manner.  Inspection assignments are completed without supervisor intervention
• Assists with Pyxis inventory
• Pre-pack medications in ready to use format
• Fills mediation cassettes

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent; 
• PTCB or NHA Certification required
• New York State Pharmacy Technician license required
• Basic computer skills
• 2 – 3 years pharmacy experience preferred, but not required

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.