About Us: We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree’s philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn’s only children’s hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides’ clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview:
We are currently seeking a full time Pharmacy Technician to prepare routine doses of medications before they are dispensed by the Pharmacist. Assembles and prepares IV equipment and solutions prior to admixture; delivers medications and solutions to nursing units.

Responsibilities:

• Fills unit dose medication cassettes
• Prepare and assemble IV equipment and solutions prior to admixture by the Pharmacist.
• Repackage pharmaceuticals, including preparing and affixing all necessary labels to the packaged product.
• Assist pharmacists as directed with filling medication orders, preparing and delivering IV solutions, medication or supplies to all patient care areas.
• Prepare non-sterile ingredients required for compounding and preparing medications
• Performs monthly inspections of pharmaceutical supplies stored in patient care areas;
• Delivers floor stock-controlled drugs to nursing units according to established protocols.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Certification as Pharmacy Technician by the National Technician Board

OR Enrollment in an approved Pharmacy Technician program required

OR Enrollment in a medically-related training program (e.g., RN, LPN)

• 6 months of experience in a hospital pharmacy is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal & customer services skills
• Good verbal & written communication skills

Pay Range: USD $31.89 - USD $32.43 /Hr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer

• Fills unit dose medication cassettes
• Prepare and assemble IV equipment and solutions prior to admixture by the Pharmacist.
• Repackage pharmaceuticals, including preparing and affixing all necessary labels to the packaged product.
• Assist pharmacists as directed with filling medication orders, preparing and delivering IV solutions, medication or supplies to all patient care areas.
• Prepare non-sterile ingredients required for compounding and preparing medications
• Performs monthly inspections of pharmaceutical supplies stored in patient care areas;
• Delivers floor stock-controlled drugs to nursing units according to established protocols.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards