Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Pay: $25.00 an hr | Bi-weekly

Job Type: Onsite in Sacramento, CA

Shift Options:

• Monday - Friday Schedule. Candidate to be prepared for schedule change after 4 weeks depending on business needs and OSW would shift to our Sunday-Thursday shift. Sunday are 8AM-4:30 and the rest of the week remains at 1:30-10PM

Pharmacy Technician Overview:

• The ideal candidate will be able to accurately and efficiently fill prescription requests in a high volume automated refill setting. Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician prepares, packages, and distributes medications in a fast-paced production environment. Maintains continuous, consistent work flow in order to meet daily production goals; and has the ability to work productively either independently or as a team with acute attention to detail while performing repetitive tasks.
  
  
• 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. 
• 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. 
• 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.
• Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues to management
• Perform cleaning and maintenance on all cells/cassettes as needed. Includes dissembling of automated cells, replacing broken or missing parts, and performing calibration audits.

Pharmacy Technician Qualifications:

• High School Degree or equivalent experience
  CA Pharmacy Technician license required
  PTCB National certification preferred
  
  
  Business Experience –
  One year pharmacy, retail or customer service setting
  
  
  Specialized Knowledge/Skills –
  Knowledge of federal and state HIPAA laws
  Skill using Mini Parata, Kalish and Baker cassettes preferred
  
  
  Working Conditions:
  Environment (Office, warehouse, etc.) –
  • Large scale pharmacy/warehouse production environment
  • Exposure to cold conditions in refrigerated walk-in station (5%-7% time)
  • Occasional handling of environmentally hazardous medications
  
  
  Physical Requirements (Lifting, standing, etc.) –
  • Lifting and carrying ? 10lbs, two hours per day
  • Pushing vial pucks/canisters onto conveyor 5lbs, continuously through shift 4+ hours per day
  • Standing and walking continuously through shift, eight hours per day
  • Stooping, kneeling or crouching 2hours per day
  • Climbing step ladders 2 hours per day
  • Keyboard use two hours per day
  • Visual acuity reading, transcribing, and viewing computer screens, eight hours per day

Pharmacy Technician Benefits:

• Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment and include health, optical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance.
• A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this position, please apply OR submit your resume to:

Saw Hlaing | shlaing@alinestaffing.com | 412-790-5425