Job Description

Assists in evaluating/reconciling/implementing pharmacy patient care. Performs activities of a Pharmacy Technician, as needed.

Job Responsibility

Collaborates with multiple sources including, but not limited to, patients, patients' family/care-giver, outside pharmacies, physician offices, nursing/assisted-living facilities and/or other hospitals to obtain/document/organize medication and supplement information leading to clarification/completion of medication history/current profile for patients prior to (and/or during) admission.
Assists in discharge planning including, but not limited to, identifying patients unable to afford medication; Identifying rejected pharmacy claims at patients' preferred pharmacy; and Initiating prior authorization process
Participates in implementing and evaluating related Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement and Compliance programs.
Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects preparing and dispensing medication: Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from computerized pick list; brings cart to nursing unit according to predetermined schedule; Makes other deliveries, as required; Fills bottles or other package forms with measured amount of medication either manually or mechanically; Labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically; Assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required; Assists in preparation and/or labeling of IV additives; Fills medication orders in inpatient area; and Packages sudden, unexpected medication requests, as required.
Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports: Maintains IV records with Pharmacist direction; Maintains records for medication in inpatient area; Maintains records of preparation of extemporaneous medications; Assists in the maintenance of statistics and records for all medication orders; and Enters orders into computer terminal for refill purposes.
Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy: Transports required pharmacy material, as necessary; Receives and maintains records of stock and inventory control; Assists in material control by maintaining records and inventories; and Maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of the Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions.
Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

Associates Degree, required.
Active Certified Pharmacy Technician (CER-PHT) from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), required.
Current license as a registered pharmacy technician in NYS, required when hired on/after 4/25/21.
Minimum of three (3) years retail pharmacy experience required. Retail experience must be within the last five (5) years. Hospital pharmacy experience preferred but not required.
Strong working-knowledge of medications including generic/brand names, standard doses, and classes of drugs used for various conditions, required.
Demonstrates exceptional communication and organizational skills.
Ability to display compassion to patients, families, and co-workers.
Ability to use advanced settings of a variety of computer programs including standard Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
Must be able to do physically strenuous work.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).