Job Description
The role ensures patients receive medications accurately at outpatient facilities. Dispensing requires preparation of prescriptions under pharmacist oversight, including counting, pouring, mixing, and packaging. Technicians label items per procedures, process data in systems like pharmacy computers, and collect signatures with payments. This position supports regulatory compliance and inventory management across hospital sites and clinics.
Guthrie operates as a non-profit group practice in the Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania. The organization includes over 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers across 47 specialties. Guthrie manages educational programs in surgery, medicine, and fellowships, while serving as a clinical campus for medical schools. Patients benefit from multi-specialty care available in 22 communities through regional offices.
Activities involve dispensing medications and supplies from the outpatient pharmacy department. Technicians collect necessary patient data into pharmacy computer systems. They process prescriptions, adjudicate them, and review results for completeness and acceptability. Technicians handle refill requests, deliver items using vehicles to nearby clinics or homes, and stock prescription areas. Interactions occur with pharmacists who direct operations, plus patients and insurance payers for clarifications.
The role pays $17.21 to $25.55 per hour depending on experience. Positions are full-time with no remote options, centered at pharmacy locations in Guthrie facilities or nearby clinics. The schedule requires deliveries via company vehicles in various weather conditions. Benefits include joining a health care tradition with commitments to community service and diversity, though not explicitly stated.
Responsibilities
- Assist in dispensing medications, supplies, and related items under pharmacist supervision
- Collect and enter patient data into pharmacy computer systems
- Process and adjudicate prescriptions via computer systems and review results
- Accurately count, pour, mix, and package or label medications
- Collect signatures and payment for prescriptions and items
- Assist in performing inventory functions directed by pharmacist
- Deliver medications or related items to hospital areas, clinics, or patient homes
- Handle refill and information requests not requiring pharmacist expertise
- Operate Guthrie-owned vehicles for deliveries
- Place inventory orders and participate in control measures
- Stock and maintain OTC, prescription, and other department areas
- Comply with State and Federal laws, Guthrie policies, and procedures
- Perform additional assigned duties
Requirements
- High school diploma
- Certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
- Work experience as a pharmacy technician in an outpatient or retail setting