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Salary: 22.19-29.74 USD

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:

11:00 pm to 7:00 am

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

REQNUMBER: 41496