A Pharmacy Technician works under the direction of a pharmacist to dispense prescription medications. Serves customers and helps to fill prescriptions. Works in a retail pharmacy or healthcare facility.
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is recruiting a
Full Time Registered Pharmacy Technician SHIFT:
7:00am-3:00pm
MAIN FUNCTIONS
Registered Pharmacy Technicians are responsible to assist and support the Pharmacists in the provision of pharmaceutical care to the patients of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and the Schoellkopf Health Center. Pharmacy Technicians perform functions related to the preparation, storage and delivery of patient medications.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Per NYS, assist pharmacist as directed, in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing of drugs used to fill valid prescriptions or medication orders or in compounding, preparing, and labeling in anticipation of a valid prescription or medication order for a patient to be served by the facility…where such tasks require no professional judgment. Maintains thorough knowledge in the use of aseptic technique. Sterile IV products are compounded in the Laminar Flow Hood using aseptic technique. Must be able to utilize supplies necessary for the preparation of IVs such as needles, syringes, stopcocks, IV tubing, filter apparatus, etc. Maintains an in-depth knowledge of various dosage forms of drugs, mathematical calculations, usual dosage ranges, routes of administration, and times of administration. Fills patient orders with unit-dose packaged drugs. Delivers medications to the appropriate patient care areas. Stocks and maintains medications in the Pyxis machines as needed.
Benefits Include:
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Program Extended Illness Bank Competitive hourly rates Group Life Insurance Supplemental Short-Term Disability Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance Employee Assistance Program 403(b)
Retirement & Savings Plan Job-related Tuition Reimbursement Program Who We Are:
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is the only full-service hospital in Niagara County. The facility offers a 171-bed regional medical center with extensive inpatient and outpatient services, including a full-service Medical & Psychiatric Emergency Room, The Heart Center of Niagara featuring an on-site Cath Lab, Niagara Wellness Connection Center, The Wound Center of Niagara, OB/GYN Center and UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. We also offer a comprehensive range of surgical services. The first hospital in Niagara to be designated a stroke center by the New York State Department of Health, we operate several satellite facilities, including the Summit Healthplex, Tuscarora Health Center, primary care offices in Niagara Falls, Wheatfield, and the Town of Niagara. Schoellkopf Health Center, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility that specializes in short-term rehabilitation and elder care. Like the medical center itself, Schoellkopf features 100-percent private room accommodation. Niagara Falls Memorial's Child Advocacy Center of Niagara enjoys national accreditation. Our community health advocacy efforts coupled with extensive and productive community partnerships make us one of Western New York's most consistently innovative providers of community-based health outreach.
