Pharmacy Technician

About the Role

Under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, performs the work of a pharmacy technician in accordance with Article 137 of the Education Law, specifically Article 137-A. Ensures patient safety, optimal utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with NYC Health + Hospitals, health care setting, and all other relevant regulatory policies and standards of care to improve outcomes and patient experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Validates patient identity and screens prescriptions for completeness, formulary/restriction, and payment status, prior to processing.
• Receives written or electronically transmitted prescriptions, types prescription labels, and affixes labels on containers.
• Accurately keys and retrieves prescription data from a computer-generated file for review by a pharmacist.
• Obtains drugs from stock and returns them to stock.
• Restocks automated dispensing cabinets.
• Retrieves prescription files and other manual records from storage and locates prescriptions.
• Counts dosage units of drugs and places unit doses in appropriate containers for dispensing.
• Prepares manual records of dispensing for the signature or initials of the pharmacist.
• Handles or delivers completed prescriptions to the patient or authorized representative and advises of the availability of counseling by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern.
• Obtains data for determining prescription cost and coverage.
• Performs pharmacy-related clerical duties.
• Attends and/or participates in staff departmental and interdisciplinary meetings and training, as required.
• Performs other related functions, as directed by the pharmacist.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Pharmacy Technician by the New York State Education Department (NYSED).

Note: Those licensed by NYSED may assist the Pharmacist, as directed, in compounding, preparing, labeling, or dispensing of compounding drugs used to fill valid prescriptions or medication orders, or in compounding, preparing, and labeling in anticipation of a valid prescription or medication order for a patient.