Retail Pharmacy Technician - PRN - Nuvance Health

Description

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations ó Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York ó plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices.  Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.

Summary:

The purpose of this position is to ensure that pharmacy technician service remains uninterrupted during technician vacations and absences. The position would contribute to achieving the organization's objectives by maintaining the conditions necessary for safe and timely medication access.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the pharmacist in the processing, preparation, filling, and delivery of prescription orders.
• Assists in the maintenance of all drug storage areas in the pharmacy, maintaining adequate inventory, removing outdated medications and replacing as necessary
• Point of sale: Accurately handle cash, process customer transactions, including cash, credit cards, checks, refunds, charge account transactions and accurately process the daily cash receipts and generate reports in the manner preferred by the accounting personnel.
• Generation of all daily pharmacy reports as required by the department, state and federal law
• Fills prescriptions in accordance with all state and federal laws
• -Ability to Learn and demonstrate an understanding of the policies and participate in the pharmacy activities required to assure the pharmacy’s compliance with URAC standards as they relate to Pharmacy Operations, Specialty Drug Management and Patient Management as mandated for accreditation
• Handles various duties including, but not limited to, ordering, counting, and receiving inventory, the appropriate handling and stocking of drug products, and prescription record keeping.
• Heavy customer contact requiring excellent customer service skills while on the phone and directly at the point of sale.
• Complies with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates and self-imposed manufacturer restrictions on particular drugs, as applicable including Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs and manufacturer limited distribution drug requirements.
• Documents all required activities on a daily basis as required including temperature, humidity, refrigerator temperatures and required cleaning activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other information:

Fluency in Spanish and/or Creole a plus.

Location: Norwalk-120 Connecticut Ave

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours: 8.00

FTE: 0.010000

Work Schedule: Day 8

Work Shift: Eight hour shifts to cover tech PTO, 9am through 6 pm

Org Unit: 471

Department: SWC Pharmacy Conn Ave

Exempt: No

Grade: S4

Salary Range: 

$16.3200 - $31.0500 Hourly

Working conditions:
Essential:
* Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
* Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
* Some occupational risk
* Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.