Pharmacy Technician The Pharmacy Technician assists and supports the pharmacists. Technicians order and stock medications, transport medications, prepare medications under the supervision of a pharmacists, participate in the coordination of medication distribution. The Technician utilizes medication packaging and dispensing machines and other technologies. The technician reports to pharmacists, Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors. Work schedule and activities are determined by pharmacists, Pharmacy Supervisors and Directors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Assist pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment.
- Maintain patient profiles and other records
- Handle intra- and inter- departmental requisitions
- Handle stock receipt/storage/control
- Package and label medications
- Assist in preparation of medications
- Deliver medications
- Clean and maintain Pharmacy environment and equipment
- Operate drug dispensing, packaging and preparation machinery / equipment
- Answers and appropriately handles telephone calls to pharmacy
- Completes appropriate documentation
- Work with computer-based applications
- Train and orient staff
Qualifications:- High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required
- Functional mathematics skillsGood communication skillsGood customer service skillsGood work practices
- Able work efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and complex environment.
- Self- initiating
- Physical Demands
- Standing - Constantly
- Walking - Constantly
- Sitting - Rarely
- Lifting - Frequently
- Carrying - Frequently
- Pushing - Occasionally
- Pulling - Occasionally
- Climbing - Occasionally
- Balancing - Occasionally
- Stooping - Frequently
- Kneeling - Frequently
- Crouching - Frequently
- Crawling - Occasionally
- Reaching - Frequently
- Handling - Frequently
- Grasping - Frequently
- Feeling - Constantly
- Talking - Constantly
- Hearing - Constantly
- Repetitive Motions - Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly
- Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center! Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
- Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System! Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
