Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Overview

Join our PharMerica team! PharMerica is a closed-door pharmacy where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long-term care and senior living clients. We offer a non-retail pharmacy environment. Our organization is in high growth mode, which means advancement opportunities for individuals who are looking for career progression!

OH tech License required

Shift: Mon-Fri: 12:30p-9p and every 3rd weekend.

We offer:

DailyPay

Health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits

Company paid STD and LTD

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discount Program

401k

Pet Insurance

Paid-time off

*Position will be posted for a minimum of 7 business days

Responsibilities

Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy

Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels

Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy

May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory

Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding

Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner

May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction

Assists in the training of new employees

Also performs at least one of the following:

Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room;

Works with automated machine to prepack drugs;

Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand;

Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry);

Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood

Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)

Performs other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology. Ability to operate a computer; ability to recognize and identify medications. Detail oriented; goal oriented, team player, effective oral communication. Pharmacy Technician license (as required by state).

Desired: Long Term Care pharmacy experience & National Pharmacy Technician License.

Full-time