Location: Lewiston,NY, USA
Facility: Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Shift: Shift 1
Status: Per Diem FTE: 0.100000
Bargaining Unit: SEIU Local 1199
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No
Work Schedule: Days and Evenings with Weekend and Holiday Rotation
Hours: variable 7am - 10pm
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.
Mount St. Mary's Hospital consists of multiple locations and associate may be assigned as needed
Responsibilities:
EDUCATION
* High School diploma or GED
* Pharmacy Technician Certification from New York State recognized certifying bodies 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
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
* 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:
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.