Pharmacy Tech

$35,880 - $55,432/Yr

Albany Medical Center - Saratoga Springs, NY

Part-time

Saratoga Springs, NY

Hospitals

About the position

The Pharmacy Technician plays a crucial role in assisting clinical pharmacist staff by performing a variety of technical and clinical duties that are essential for providing medications to patients in a safe and timely manner. This position involves drug distribution duties, which include ensuring the timely and quality delivery of medications, as well as preparing necessary medications for pharmacist review. The technician is responsible for the preparation and distribution of both routine and stat medications, including controlled substances and intravenous admixtures. Additionally, the technician will process patient charges and credits, while maintaining the integrity of pharmacy stock, which includes reviewing expiration dates, stock rotation, and ensuring appropriate stock par levels. In this role, the Pharmacy Technician will interpret fill lists and manage deliveries, ensuring that all distributive functions, including new and stat orders, are completed according to predetermined deadlines. The technician will facilitate narcotic distribution and document transfers to maintain adequate levels in patient care areas, while also meeting New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) documentation requirements. Accuracy is paramount, as the technician will prepare and package medications with 100% accuracy after determining usage patterns and maintaining records related to this function. The technician will also perform arithmetic calculations for dosage determinations and compound non-intravenous (IV) products with precision. Processing patient-specific charges is another critical responsibility, ensuring timely posting of drug charges by accounting. Participation in quality assurance data collections is expected, along with maintaining pharmacy stock reviews for expiration dates and stock rotation. The technician will ensure inventory management of assigned areas through routine ordering, preventing delays in distribution due to a lack of supplies. Compounding intravenous admixtures must be done in compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines, ensuring the highest standards of safety and efficacy in medication delivery.

Responsibilities

• Interprets fill list and delivery, ensuring timeliness of distributive functions, new and stat orders according to predetermined deadlines.
• Facilitates narcotic distribution and documents transfers to provide adequate levels in patient care areas, meeting NYS DOH and DEA documentation requirements.
• Prepares and packages medications with 100% accuracy after determining usage patterns and maintains records related to this function.
• Performs arithmetic calculations for usual dosage determinations and compounds non-IV products with 100% accuracy.
• Processes patient-specific charges to ensure timely posting of drug charges by accounting.
• Participates in quality assurance data collections and maintains pharmacy stock review of expiration dates and rotation of stock.
• Ensures inventory management of assigned areas by routine ordering and prevents distribution delays due to lack of supplies.
• Compounds intravenous admixtures in compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• Experience compounding intravenous admixtures preferred.
• Technician certification preferred.
• 6 months' experience as a hospital pharmacy technician strongly preferred.
• Healthcare experience or a position dealing with inventory management can be substituted for pharmacy technician experience.
• Valid New York State driver's license required.
• Must be able to be approved to drive under Saratoga Hospital's auto insurance for travel to offsite locations.