Dispensing Pharmacy Technician
Everett, WA US
Job Description
A-Line Staffing is now hiring a Dispensing Pharmacy Technician. This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.
Dispensing Pharmacy Technician Hours
- Monday - Thursday: 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm
- Friday: 1:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Dispensing Pharmacy Technician Compensation
- The pay for this position is between $26.00 an hour
- Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment
- A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates
Dispensing Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities
- **There is no patient interaction, answering of phones, or dealing with insurance companies** - will be dispensing medication only
- Manually fill prescription vials with prescribed tablets and capsules. Must-read computer-generated screens to find indicated merchandise on labeled shelves, verify size and strength. Perform basic mathematical reasoning to either count or calculate appropriate number of units needed to fill prescriptions.
- Replenish medication in automated dispensing cells to full capacity; opening large quantities of bottles and cases of product. Use of handheld scanner unit to scan barcodes of product, entering expiration and lot information into computer application. Maintains high level of focus to avoid cross contamination and performs quality assurance check for expired and/or damaged product.
- Prepare cold chain and specialty prescriptions following special requirements for handling and packing.
- Assists with packing and shipping of prescriptions. Understands and abides by federal and state HIPAA laws as well as pharmacy standard procedures to ensure patient safety and privacy.
- Completes weekly cycle counts as assigned by Inventory Mgr. Requires audits of cell inventory, counting product at primary and secondary bin locations. Assists with research and identification of root cause of discrepancies as needed.
- Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues to management.
Dispensing Pharmacy Technician Skills/Requirements
- Pharmacy Technician License, National Certificate through PTCB or ExCPT are required
- Ability to accurately and efficiently fill prescription requests in a high-volume automated refill setting.
- Maintains continuous, consistent work flow in order to meet daily production goals.
- Has the ability to work productively either independently or as a team with acute attention to detail while performing repetitive tasks.
- Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues to management.
- Maintains high level of focus to avoid cross contamination and performs quality assurance check for expired and/or damaged product.