# Pharmacy Technician

> Calvary Hospital · Bronxville, United States · — · Posted 2026-08-17

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Pharmacy

## Description

**Description**

For over 125 years, Calvary Hospital and Calvary @Home located in the Bronx, New York has been dedicated to the palliative care of advanced cancer and other terminally ill patients and their families. Through a caring, compassionate, philosophy of non-abandonment, the hospice provides a full spectrum of palliative services, including emotional, spiritual, and physical care. The hospice receives patients from referring institutions throughout New York City and the entire tristate area. **When you come to Calvary Hospital, you're not just getting a job, you're joining a family.**

**Summary:** To assist in the packaging, labeling, preparation, and delivery of pharmaceutical products under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and to provide technical support in all phases of drug distribution; assists with clerical and supply functions.  Although work is generally light, lifting cartons of 25 to 30 pounds is not unusual

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Location:** Bronx Campus

**Status:** Per Diem

**Salary:** $59,146.21 - $68,045.08/ annually

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:**

-   Operates unit-dose packaging equipment under supervision of pharmacist.
-   Prepares medication packaging records/logs for pharmacist review and sign-off.
-   Caps and seals products prepared in Pharmacy under supervision for unit dose medications.
-   Fills in unit dose picking station medication supplies.
-   Delivers medication to Nursing Stations (including IV's).
-   Picks up returns to Pharmacy at Nursing Stations.
-   Picks up medication orders from Nursing Stations.
-   Counts dosage units of medications.
-   Sets up IV and IVPB additives under supervision for compounding by a Pharmacist.
-   Prepares the automated dispensing cabinet fill list for a pharmacist to check
-   Refills automated dispensing cabinets with bar code verification.
-   Identifies medications and IV solutions that have expired and segregates them from in-date

**Qualifications:** 

-   Certification as a Pharmacy Technician from a nationally accredited pharmacy technician certification program (e.g., Pharmacy Technician Certification Board \[PTCB\] or National Healthcareer Association \[NHA\]).
-   Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the New York State Board of Pharmacy preferred
-   Previous training in unit dose systems and IV preparation is preferred.
-   Ability to perceive differences in similarly named products.
-   Finger dexterity and mechanical aptitude in operation and maintenance of unit dose machines and typing. 
-   Must be precise and accurate.
-   Must be able to perform short cycle repetitive activities.
-   Ability to occasionally lift heavy boxes (approximately 25-30 pounds).
-   Exhibits an ability and attitude relative to the spirit of caring and tradition at Calvary Hospital as required by specific job duties and functions.

**Education:** 

-    High School diploma with math and science background.

## Benefits

-   Includes accrued vacation days, sick days, holidays, and free days
-   Pension (vested after 5 years of full-time or part-time service)
-   Participation in 403 (b)
-   Voluntary Benefits: Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Cancer Insurance, Flex Spending, Transit Check
-   Free On-Site Parking

## Apply

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