PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - PER DIEM

Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey

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• Requisition # 2024-158674
• Shift: Day
• Status: Per Diem
  
  

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

A day in the life of a Pharmacy Technician at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Maintaining accurate and appropriate inventories of medications and supplies, supporting the drug inventory process including rotation and restocking of drug dispensing areas.
• Complying with procedures, rules, and regulations to maintain a safe and clean work area.
• Communicating with other team members, physicians, and patients in an effective and positive manner.
• Preparing intravenous admixtures according to established practices of aseptic techniques and pertinent department policies under the supervision of a registered pharmacist; assisting in accurately labeling and dispensing inpatient unit dose medications according to department policy; delivering medications to patient care areas as needed.
• Assisting in compounding medication by means of weighing, measuring, mixing, blending, filtering, distilling, emulsifying, and titrating according to standard pharmacy practices and department policy.
• Delivering and filling controlled substances and other medications to nursing units' automated medication dispensing cabinets (ADC) timely and accurately; assisting in reconciling all narcotic discrepancies on a daily basis.
• Preparing medications and subsequently loading and unloading medications into ADC with appropriate barcode scanning.
• Answering phones according to established phone etiquette and directing calls to the proper personnel.
• Preparing and packaging hazardous medications and other medications requiring special handling for subsequent administration to patients under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Maintaining all necessary paperwork, legal documents, and records for all medications prepared for administration.
• Participating in departmental quality-assurance and safety activities for drug usage, infection control, and handling hazardous materials according to state/federal regulations and departmental policy; assisting in the collection and review of patient-specific data used by pharmacists for monitoring drug therapy.
• Assuming responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, ensuring personal safety and that of coworkers, and reporting all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adhering to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
  
  

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Effective oral and written English communication.
• Strong ability to multitask.
• Ability and willingness to work cooperatively with others.
  
  

Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred:

• At least one year of pharmacy experience (outpatient or inpatient).
  
  

• Valid New Jersey Pharmacy Technician registration or 180 day waiver.
• PTCB or ExCPT Certification Required within 6 months of start of employment with the following exceptions:

• Hired prior to January 2024 or
• Actively enrolled in ACPE accredited school of pharmacy / another allied health program

Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs. and stands a minimum of 4 hours a day.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.

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