Pharmacy Technician Certified

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Overview

Under the supervision and direction of a Pharmacy Manager or Pharmacist, completes daily cart fill procedures including Robot dispensing, Automatic Dispensing Cabinet responsibilities first doses, delivery of medications to patient care areas, repackaging of pharmaceuticals, monthly nursing station inspections, assembly or non-patient specific IV product and preparation of sterile compounds utilizing automation.

Responsibilities

• Completes daily cart fill procedures including Robot-dispensing, manual picks, envelope delivery system, Carousel, cart fill delivery, medication returns processing and restocking on-line inventory
• Print daily restocking and or repackaging report identifying medications required to be packaged to ensure that ROBOT-RX off-line and on-line inventories are at optimal levels
• Repackages pharmaceuticals, including preparing and affixing all necessary labels to the packaged product. Ensures all doses dispensed comply with barcoding (KBMA) standards
• Assists pharmacists as directed with filling medication orders; maintaining appropriate inventories, preparing and delivering IV solutions, understanding importance of proper stock rotation, medication or supplies to all patient care areas. Delivers and retrieves medication to nursing units in a timely manner
• Under the direct supervision and verification of a healthcare professional while utilizing automated dispensing cabinet [e.g., Pyxis, Med Select] technology, engages in the replenishing, of automated dispensing machines, including refilling and loading of medications. Facilitate the resolution of Automatic Dispensing Cabinet discrepancies, monitoring medication usage and completion of all documentation
• Performs monthly inspections of pharmaceutical supplies stored in patient care areas including removal of short dated and recent recalled medications; reports deficiencies to pharmacy manager
• Facilitates the transfer of discharge prescriptions for patients interested in filling their prescriptions at MMC Pharmacy
• Delivers floor stock controlled drugs to nursing units according to established protocols
• Assists in the preparation of sterile products as required; using aseptic technique in accordance with USP-797 guidelines
• Knowledge and use of barcode technology program for labeling medications
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards
• Maintains compliance with departmental best practices regarding safe medication use and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
• Answers phone calls in a professional manner, responds to requests, or triage communications to the appropriate personnel
• Act in a proactive manner when an inappropriate pattern is identified or process can be improved and assist in developing a better process
• As assigned, this role will handle hazardous materials management which may include but is not limited to, characterizing wastes, labeling containers, adding waste to containers, maintaining containers in satellite or central accumulation areas, recordkeeping and reporting, reviewing or completing hazardous waste manifests, or oversight of any of the aforementioned activities.

Qualifications

A associates degree or equivalent required Bachelor’s degree preferred

Completion of a technician certification program, certification as Pharmacy Technician by the National Technician Board(PTCB) with required continuing education credits to maintain certification, and a successful completion of department administered qualifying examination OR Enrollment or graduation from a medically-related training program(e.g., RN, LPN, and RPh)certification as Pharmacy Technician by the National Technician Board(PTCB) with required continuing education credits to maintain certification, and a successful completion of department administered examination 6 months of experience in a hospital pharmacy is preferred

Good oral communication skills Good interpersonal skills

Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

Pay Range

USD $33.52 - USD $34.05 /Hr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.