Pharmacy Technician Uncertified MHB

Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Shift: Shift 3

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Nights with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours:

11:00pm-7:00am

Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy and site leadership including the Pharmacy Manager and/or Lead Clinical Pharmacist; and under the supervision of Clinical Pharmacists and - other designated supervisory personnel - performs the activities associated with dispensing pharmaceuticals that are permitted by New York State law for uncertified pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION

• High School diploma or GED

EXPERIENCE

• Six (6) months experience as a pharmacy technician, or graduate of a formal Pharmacy Technician training program
• Knowledge, Skill and Ability
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to operate office equipment, personal computer, telephone, fax machine, copy machine, hospital information systems, automated dispensing units and various other types of pharmacy automation
• Proficient at report generation from various information systems
• Proficiency in metric system and various types of basic math calculations
• Communicates effectively with physicians, nurses and other health professionals in matters pertaining to pharmacy services
• Good manual dexterity (typing)
• Proficient in data entry

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Environment

• Works in office/warehouse setting with regular trips to patient care areas
• Normal heat, light and safe working environment, typical of most office jobs
• Works at computer intermittently for short periods of time, inputting or retrieving data and generating labels and reports
• Occasional exposure to one or more mildly unpleasant physical conditions