Pharmacy Assistant

We are seeking a highly skilled Pharmacy Technician to join our team at Northwell Health. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will play a critical role in supporting our pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records.

• Assist pharmacists in the preparation of sterile and non-sterile products, including compounds and IV preparations, using approved procedures and techniques.
• Collaborate with the inter-professional team, payers, pharmacies, patients, and families to promote timely access to medications.
• Monitor program effectiveness through data collection and reporting in accordance with established procedures.
• Participate in educational, training, and competency programs for oneself and other members of the pharmacy team.
• Answer the telephone, identifying oneself and the department, and direct calls to appropriate personnel.
• Fulfill and replenish medication carts, trays, kits, and automated dispensing cabinets, as directed.
• Assist in the operations and maintenance of automated dispensing cabinets, as needed.
• Deliver medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas, per operating procedure and established schedule.
• Repackage bulk medications in unit-dose packages, per established procedures and techniques.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate records, in accordance with related procedures, as required.
• Audit department records, conduct inspections, and promote compliance with hospital, state, and federal regulations, as directed by a pharmacist, supervisor, or director.
• Assist in ordering, receiving, unpacking, storing, maintaining, and disposing of medications and supplies, per approved operational procedures.
• Assist in purchasing and inventory optimization, as required.

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Current Pharmacy Technician Certification, required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• Current license as a registered pharmacy technician in NYS, required as of 4/25/21.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.