
Pharmacy Technician, 40 Hour, 1st & 2nd Shift,Pharmacy Department
- Putnam, CT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account
- Pharmacy Plan
- 401K Plan with Eligible Employer Contribution
- Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Accident & Critical Illness Coverage
- 401K Plan with Eligible Employer Contribution
- Vacation Time
- Sick Days
- Paid Holidays
- Education Reimbursement
- Pet Insurance
- Additional Benefits
- Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills patient medication drawers with prescribed tablets and capsules, and types labels for unit dose medication packing. Compounding of non-sterile products for ultimate patient use.
- Assists Pharmacist to prepare and dispense both control and non-control medications.
- Receives and stores incoming supplies.
- Performs rounds to pick up orders, deliver medication, IV solutions, and medication supplies to patient care areas.
- Fills and maintains automatic dispensing machines.
- Prepares intravenous (IV) solutions, using sterile technique, under supervision of hospital Pharmacist. Handles pharmaceuticals including antineoplastic agents, anesthetic agents and other potentially hazardous substances according to safe practices as established by procedure.
- Cleans equipment and disinfects glassware and equipment according to prescribed methods.
- Trains and supervises Technician Trainees and Junior Technicians.
- Inspects patient care areas for compliance with policies and procedures.
- Assists the Pharmacy Department in quality improvement/quality assurance activity.
- Assists in maintaining the organization and cleanliness of department (i.e., drug shelving, drug storage areas, and various departmental records.
- High School diploma required
- Registered with the state of Connecticut as Pharmacy Technician, or registration obtained within 30 days of hire required.
- Use arithmetic to keep records, take inventory, estimate quantities, or schedule the flow of materials through the plant.
- Avoid errors in record keeping.
- Use hands and fingers to measure, handle, store, or move large and small items.
- Reach to place materials on shelves higher than your head.
- See small print and figures in catalogs, on shipping tickets, and on invoices.
- Work precisely and accurately; follow technical instructions that may be oral or written.