Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Overview

PharMerica is seeking a highly capable and motivated individual to join our team. PharMerica is a non-retail pharmacy that focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care centers, and other specialized care centers nationwide. This position will provide the opportunity to grow your pharmaceutical skills under the direct guidance of a state licensed pharmacist while providing essential care to our patients in our closed-door pharmacy. Our organization is in high growth mode, which can provide opportunities for advancement for individuals looking for career progression!

Our Benefits Include:

Competitive pay

Shift differential

Health, dental, & vision

Company paid STD & LTD

Paid Time Off

Flexible Schedules

Tuition Reimbursement

401k

Employee Discount Program

DailyPay

Our team at PharMerica promotes a variety of initiatives designed to enhance the work and personal lives of our employees, celebrate diversity and improve the communities where we work and live.

Pharmacy Technician License Fees, we’ve got your covered!

New hire and current employees are eligible re reimbursement for license fees (as required).

If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care, come join our team!

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May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory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