Pharmacy Technician

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The Pharmacy Technician 2 will assist pharmacists in the formulation, preparation, dispensing, delivery, and storage of medications and pharmaceutical supplies. The pharmacy technician will ensure that products and services are provided in a timely, safe, and cost‑effective manner according to department policies, procedures, and practice standards supporting both inpatient and outpatient services within Nuvance Health.

• Handle, pull, label, package, compound, and deliver medications to patient or authorized personnel as instructed by pharmacist.
• Help maintain medication and supply inventory.
• Identify, pull, and dispose of expired medications as needed.
• Clerical duties such as filing, data entry, printer management.
• Maintain compliance with all state, federal, and regulatory requirements, such as completing and reviewing audits, managing temp logs, cleaning logs, unit inspections, etc.
• Manage automated dispensing cabinets (ADC) inventory by utilizing reports from the main console and troubleshooting minor technical issues.
• Refill and manage expiration dates of code carts, kits, medication trays, etc.
• Handle and deliver controlled medications by following all state & federal regulations and departmental policies.
• Triage phone calls and transfer calls to pharmacist for any medication‑related questions.
• Navigate electronic medical record (EMR) as it relates to missing medications and charges/billing.
• Understand the identification, handling, and storage of hazardous medications (USP
  800, NIOSH, OSHA, and departmental policy).
• Comply with all USP 795 and USP 797 requirements in the compounding of sterile and nonsterile products by following departmental policies & procedures involving technique, training, testing, and personal hygiene.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coordination and finger dexterity.

Occupational:
Some occupational risk.

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

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

Company:
Norwalk Hospital Association

Org Unit: 468

Department:
Pharmacy

Exempt:
No

Salary Range: $18.13 - $34.50 hourly

• Entry level

• Other

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care

Location:

White Plains, NY

Annual Salary: $55,905.92 - $83,869.89