Job Description
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Location: Montvale, NJ 07645
Duration: 06/15/2026 - 11/13/2026
Shift: Variable Day Shift - Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM-7:00 PM
Schedule: 37.5 hrs/week, Monday-Friday, shift times vary based on departmental needs
Pay Range: $23-$25/hr. Schedule Notes: - Shifts vary between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM
- Schedule subject to change based on department needs
- 2 years of clinical/hospital pharmacy experience required
Work Setting: Hospital Pharmacy / Clinical Pharmacy
Required Skills & Experience: - Excellent communication skills
- Medication preparation and distribution experience
- Pharmacy calculations and medication counting experience
- Inventory management and medication replenishment experience
- Sterile compounding and aseptic technique experience
- Drug distribution system experience
- Narcotic handling and documentation experience
- Medication labeling, packaging, and dispensing experience
- Hospital/clinical pharmacy experience required (2+ years)
Education: - High School Diploma or GED required
Required Certifications & Licensure: - Pharmacy Technician State Registration in New Jersey (based on work location)
- Pharmacy Technician Certification through PTCB or NHA required
Job Summary: - Assists pharmacists by performing technical pharmacy functions for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients under direct supervision.
- Supports medication preparation, sterile compounding, distribution, inventory control, documentation, and pharmacy operations while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and departmental regulations.
Duties: Manufacturing & Compounding - Manufacture, package, and label medications according to department guidelines
- Prepare sterile parenteral products using aseptic technique
- Compound extemporaneous medications
- Handle chemotherapeutic, biological, and pharmacologic agents using required safety precautions
- Ensure proper medication labeling and product accuracy
- Verify medication expiration dates and emergency drug box inventory
Medication Distribution - Perform medication distribution activities including patient bin, IVPB, LVP, and PYXIS restocking
- Deliver medications within required departmental timeframes
- Process admissions, discharges, and transfer medication updates
- Follow federal, state, and departmental narcotic handling procedures
- Manage pharmacy inventory, drug ordering, receiving, and stock adjustments
- Process pharmacy requisitions and maintain secure medication storage
- Perform pharmacy calculations and medication counts under pharmacist verification
- Manage IV medication distribution and recycling processes
- Process prescription returns and pharmacist credit requests as required
Administration & Compliance - Maintain compounding logs, cleaning records, equipment documentation, and temperature monitoring records
- Complete daily narcotic inventories and report discrepancies
- Clean pharmacy equipment, hoods, counters, and work areas
- Rotate inventory and remove expired medications
- Maintain pharmacy stock levels and monitor critical medication par levels
- Process patient charges and cost-center medication transactions
- Maintain compliance with aseptic technique standards and competency requirements
- Ensure equipment is properly maintained and functioning throughout the shift
Job Tags
Monday to Friday, Shift work, Day shift