Pharmacy Technician Certified; Mount Sinai West; Full Time; Days; Temp

Certified Pharmacy Technician

The Certified Pharmacy Technician prepares, under Mount Sinai Pharmacy guidelines, pharmaceutical orders for patient care areas, maintains adequate stock levels, reviews medical areas for expired drugs, maintains refrigeration temperature logs, and provides general assistance to pharmacists.

Responsibilities

1. Fills medication orders accurately.

2. Retrieves and delivers medication in a timely fashion.

3. Maintains adequate stock levels in the pharmacy and does not over-stock.

4. Prepares/checks Urgent Use Stock orders for patient care areas accurately and does not over-stock.

5. Reviews medication areas for expired drugs in a timely fashion.

6. Maintains medication refrigerator temperature logs in pharmacy areas and nursing units (as assigned).

7. Determines the intravenous antibiotic needs of each of the satellite units at the beginning of the shift.

8. Prepares Laminar Flow Hood for usage.

9. Operates the Baxa pump.

10. Reconstitutes antibiotic piggyback bottles with the proper diluents using aseptic technique.

11. Defrosts frozen antibiotic intravenous mini-bags.

12. Prepares antibiotic concentrate and aseptically adds to diluents mini-bags.

13. Rotates all antibiotic products to maintain the maximum expiration and properly disposes of all expired products.

14. Fills orders for satellites not involved with centralized IV program.

15. Maintains the area in a neat and hygienic manner.

16. Properly disposes of all intravenous needles and tubing and equipment.

17. Assists in maintaining all required records.

18. Provides general assistance to the pharmacist.

19. Maintains inventory of all needed intravenous supplies.

20. Prepares all pre-manufactured I.V.s with patient label to be checked by pharmacist.

21. Delivery of patient IVs to nursing units.

22. Performs all related duties as required.

Qualifications

HS/GED; Graduate of an approved pharmacy technician training program, OR an advanced degree, i.e. a Pharmacy Degree from another country OR relevant experience.

1-2 years relevant experience as a hospital pharmacy technician preferred: IV experience preferred

Pharmacy Tech Certification and NYS registration required

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSH

Compensation Statement: The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $39.25 - $39.25 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.