Location
Poughkeepsie, NY | United States
Job description
Requisition Number: 24507
Position Title:
External Description: JOB SUMMARY Under direction of the Director of Pharmacy, the pharmacy technician assist in the preparation and distribution of medications, maintains drug inventory, and patient records. Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist in providing safe and effective medication management for the patients at Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC).
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Obtains right drug, in right dose, and in right quantity, as stated on medication label
Prepares medication in time for next delivery; or immediately if a STAT order as per policy
Organizes medications to be checked by the pharmacist on duty and delivered at time of next round
Ensures barcodes are visible, and affixes barcodes when necessary
Assists pharmacists in the overall operation of the IV room
Prepares & labels IV medications, when necessary
Follows department policies for preparation of I.V. products using aseptic technique and proper procedure for hand-washing and cleanliness
Medication delivery to all areas of VBMC, and offsite locations
Removes medications from patient care areas (i.e. discharged patients)
Refills Pyxis® med stations
Restocks IV room and clean room with appropriate medication and supplies
Documents refrigerator temperatures & outcome of any refrigerators previously out of bounds
Retrieves pharmacy returns and return to stock upon return to pharmacy
Replaces damaged, or missing Pyxis® cubies
Repairs failed Pyxis® pockets and drawers
Labels all outgoing medications with appropriate auxiliary labels in accordance with current pharmacy policies (i.e. Look Alike Sound Alike, High Alert, Hazardous, etc.)
Performs basic Pyxis® functions including loading and unloading medications, print basic reports, and troubleshooting
Triages incoming telephone calls and pharmacy window inquiries, and transfer medication-related questions to pharmacist, when appropriate
Affixes labels so that all applicable information including drug name, strength, solution, date of preparation, and expiration are visible
Disposes properly of sharps and bio-hazardous waste in accordance with hospital policy
Maintains narcotics in stock and places orders when necessary
Analyzes all controlled substances sheets for discrepancies or incompleteness and sends notification to respective nursing unit managers
Assists in the needs of the department on a daily basis including schedule adjustments and ad-hoc projects
Drugs returned from nursing units are placed back into main stock daily
Assists in the maintenance of proper stock for the department by documenting / communicating low stock items
JOB REQUIREMENTS High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum of six months to one year in hospital pharmacy or related job preferred.
Must pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) after 1 year of employment
Location: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Work Type: Per Diem
Work Schedule : Day/Eve 8
Work Shift: Day/Eve, Rotating Weekends; 6a-230p, 7a-330p, 1230-9p, 2-1030p, 330p-12a
City: Poughkeepsie
State: New York
Community / Marketing Title: Pharmacy Technician
Company Profile: Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network have combined to form a new nonprofit health system. The name for the new health system will be Nuvance Health. The new health system was created to provide communities across New York's Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient, accessible and affordable care.
EEO Employer Verbiage: Location_formattedLocationLong: Poughkeepsie, New York US
Job Number: 67957
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