Shift: M-F, Sa/Su: 7am-3pm or 7:30am-4pm. Sa/Su 2-10pm (rotating)
Hours Per week: 40
Number of weeks: 13
Is Call Required: No

Pharmacy Technicians/Inpatient assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. Pharmacy technicians/inpatient work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. They do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Procures and distributes medications per physician request, pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
• Replenishes medications in automated dispensing units and emergency drug containers; rotates and manages stock before expiration date; generates reports, pick lists, and labels as required.
• Prepares intravenous admixtures and other sterile preparations (including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition) safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.
• Complies with sterile compounding regulations and practices.
• Repackages bulk medications in unit-dose packages safely and accurately per established procedures using appropriate techniques.
• Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, storing and restocking medications and supplies in appropriate locations while maintaining records, pricing updates, and other required documentation accurately
• Completes and documents all assigned medication storage areas inspections at least monthly; identifies and replaces outdated and unusable medications.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Education - High School diploma/equivalent.
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Demonstrates flexibility in assuming other appropriate responsibilities not noted above
• Certification and Licensure - Certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy technician certification program (NHA/PTCB). Must be a New York State Registered Pharmacy Technician.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience - 2-3 years hospital pharmacy technician experience

Location: 101 Dates Drive, 3rd Floor Pharmacy Ithaca NY 14850

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $1,650.00 - $1,800.00 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Hospital

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Every weekend

Experience:

• Pharmacy technician: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• New York State Registered Pharmacy Technician (Preferred)
• (NHA/PTCB) (Preferred)

Work Location: In person