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Pharmacy Technician 1

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY, United States
Salary Range: 20.70 - 26.91
Work Type: Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40
FTE: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule: Day/Eve 8
Work Shift: rotating days / evenings, weekends, holidays
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Nuvance Health extends from New York’s Hudson Valley to western Connecticut. Our team of more than 15,000 caregivers delivers compassionate care through seven community hospitals, primary care and specialty practice locations, outpatient settings, home care services and telehealth visits. With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. As we journey forward, we are guided by our values: personal, imaginative, agile and connected. Our curiosity is opening new pathways and creating new advancements in healthcare for all.

Description

Summary:

 

The Pharmacy Technician 1 position is an entry level position into pharmacy tech roles. Pharmacy Technician 1 will assist pharmacists in the dispensing and delivery and storage of medications and pharmaceutical supplies. The pharmacy technician will ensure that products and services are provided in timely, safe and cost-effective manner according to department policies, procedures, and practice standards supporting both inpatient and outpatient services within Nuvance Health. Once employee is fully nationally certified and state registered, employee will transition in Pharm Tech 2 position. 

Responsibilities:

 

 

  1. Handle, pull, label, package, and deliver medications to patient or authorized personnel as instructed by pharmacist.
  2. Help maintain medication and supply inventory.
  3. Identify, pull, and dispose of expired medications as needed.
  4. Clerical duties such as filing, data entry, printer management.
  5. Maintain compliance with all state, federal, and regulatory requirements, such as completing and reviewing audits such as managing temp logs, cleaning logs, unit inspections, etc.
  6. Manage automated dispensing cabinets (ADC) inventory by utilizing reports from main console and troubleshooting minor technical issues.
  7. Refilling and managing expiration dates of code carts, kits, medication trays etc.
  8. Handle and deliver controlled medications by following all state & federal regulations and departmental policies.
  9. Triage phone calls and transfer calls to pharmacist for any medication related questions.
  10. Navigate electronic medical record (EMR) as it relates to missing medications and charges/billing.
  11. Understanding the identification, handling and storage of hazardous medications (USP800, NIOSH, OSHA, and departmental policy).
  12. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values.
  13. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
  14. Performs other duties as required.
  15. Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1181

Department: Pharmacy

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $20.70 - $26.91 Hourly

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We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.