Pharmacy Technician

Description

Great Career Opportunity in Long-Term Care Pharmacy!

Now Hiring – Certified Pharmacy Technician – Pharmacy Technician- Production

Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM - 5PM EST

Tarrytown Expocare Pharmacy – We are a long-term care pharmacy that provides specialized care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout the United States. We originated as part of an independent retail pharmacy, Tarrytown Pharmacy, which has been serving the local community since 1941. Through our dedication to provide excellence to our customers, we have grown from a small independent pharmacy to a multi-state long-term care pharmacy solution, now expanding into the Midwest. If you are hardworking, dedicated and looking for a change in your career, we may have an opportunity for you!

We are proud to offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• An awesome work environment
• Opportunities to advance and grow your career
• And More!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan/distribute/monitor daily task execution and metrics
• Manage/monitor overall production team metrics by section
• Order/track supplies and future requirements
• Pull correct stock bottle from inventory and stage prescriptions for packaging
• Accurately package prescriptions in blister cards based on the directions for use, either by hand or using packaging machines
• Pull correct pre-packed blister card and affix prescriptions labels
• Sort and organize completed prescriptions
• Perform quality assurance checks as directed
• Liaison with procurement team to handle NDC changes, out of stocks and back-order medications.
• Oversees daily task accomplishment by the team and provides feedback
• Identifies issues as they arise that affect production goals and deadlines
• Facilitates team member time-management and tasks assignments based on requirements
• Is first point of contact in daily interactions with team members providing feedback related to work, schedule, and performance.
• Interfaces with Production Manager for daily goals, metric development, and team related issues.
• Strategizes manpower requirements based on daily/weekly/cycle production targets.

Requirements

• Must possess active NJ State Board of Pharmacy Technician License
• Must be PTCB certified
• Can perform pharmacy calculations
• Understands basic pharmacy language to interpret prescriptions
• Ability to complete projects in a timely manner
• Ability to work with little oversight and/or guidance
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds at times and traverse close quarters quickly
• Must be able to stand/be on feet for duration of an eight (8) hour shift

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• 1 year experience in a pharmacy environment preferred