Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Location: Morristown, NJ 07960

Pay Rate: $25/hour

Schedule: 7-On / 7-Off Night Shift | 8:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Starting Thursdays

Position Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and dependable Pharmacy Technician to join our hospital pharmacy team in Morristown, NJ . This is a night shift position working seven consecutive nights (Thursday–Wednesday), followed by seven days off . The ideal candidate will bring prior experience in hospital pharmacy settings, including sterile compounding and automated dispensing systems. Experience in oncology or infusion center environments is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Filling Orders:

• Accurately fills medication orders for pharmacist review and dispensing
• Prepares extemporaneous and compounded preparations as needed
• Restocks carts, trays, and kits; documents work with legible signatures
• Performs patient profile notations, bin/cart exchanges, and medication returns

2. Medication Distribution and Returns:

• Handles requests via phone, fax, computer, and in-person
• Distributes medications using pneumatic tubes, courier, or direct delivery
• Sorts and processes medication returns from nursing units

3. Teamwork and Departmental Support:

• Collaborates with pharmacy staff and adheres to departmental guidelines
• Supports Atlantic Health's strategic and operational goals

4. Sterile Preparations:

• Prepares IVs aseptically, including total parenteral nutrition and hazardous drugs
• Batches IV medications, maintains records, and monitors for waste reduction
• Ensures compliance with safety and sterile handling procedures

5. Automated Dispensing Machines (ADM):

• Fills, maintains, and troubleshoots ADMs
• Removes expired medications, processes discrepancies, and completes monthly inspections

6. Repackaging and Inventory Control:

• Repackages and labels oral medications; ensures barcode compliance
• Monitors and pulls expired stock; handles medication recalls
• Restocks supplies and maintains organization of inventory

7. Performance & Customer Service:

• Provides courteous service to patients, staff, and allied health professionals
• Participates in departmental performance improvement and cost-saving initiatives
• Maintains workflow in collaboration with pharmacists

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or GED
• Current active registration with the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy
• Minimum 2 years of hospital pharmacy experience

Preferred:

• Certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Oncology or infusion center experience

Work Schedule:

• Shift: 8:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Schedule: 7-On / 7-Off (Thursday–Wednesday rotation)
• Workdays: 7 consecutive night shifts, followed by 7 days off

Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors

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