Pharmacy Technician II, Consolidated Service Center

Job Summary:

Prepares, stores and maintains medication inventory. Aseptically prepares sterile solutions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Assists in cleaning activities for the compounding lab. Coordinates deliveries of medications to offsite locations. Performs unit dose prepacking and repackaging of medications. Participates in quality control and quality assurance projects related to compounded sterile products.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates must fulfill one of the following to meet minimum qualifications:

• NYS pharmacy technician license and National Pharmacy Technician Certification.

• National Pharmacy Technician Certification plus 6 months of pharmacy technician experience, and NYS pharmacy technician license within 6 months.

*Candidates who are not licensed will be on a temporary appointment until license is received.

• Associates Degree OR NYS licensed/registered LPN OR 1 year of pharmacy technician experience (or successful completion of a military or other accredited pharmacy technician training program). Will be required to receive the National Pharmacy Technician Certification within 18 months of hire and NYS pharmacy technician license within 6 months of national certification.

*Candidates who are not licensed will be on a temporary appointment until license is received.

Preferred Qualifications:

Hospital experience preferred.

Work Days:

Rotating

Message to Applicants:

Recruitment Office: Human Resources

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.