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Salary: 21.54-28.87 USD

Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Shift: Shift 1

Status: Full Time FTE: 1.000000

Bargaining Unit: CWA Local 1133

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Days with Weekend and Holiday Rotation

Hours:

7:00am-3:00pm

Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, Manager and/or Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacists or other designated supervisory personnel, performs technical activities associated with preparation, compounding, and dispensing of pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

+ High School diploma or GED

+ Pharmacy Technician Certification from New York State recognized certifying bodies such as Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

+ New York State Registered Pharmacy Technician with active registration and certification

+ Registered Pharmacy Technician must also be licensed in New York State

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 pharmacy 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

REQNUMBER: 35629