Pharmacy Technician
802 134th Street Southwest Everett, WA 98204 US
Job Description
Pharmacy Technician Compensation:
- The pay for this position is $23 hourly
- 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
- This position is a contract assignment with potential to hire on permanently based upon attendance, performance, and business needs
- The required availability for this position is Sunday: 7am - 3:30pm, Monday: 8am - 4:30pm, and Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - 6:30pm
- This position is for a Central Fill pharmacy located in Everett, WA supplying patient-level prescriptions for a large retail national chain.
- **There is no patient interaction, answering of phones, or dealing with insurance companies**
- This role is fast-paced and team-oriented with a safety-first attitude. Our atmosphere is pick, pack, and ship high-volume automation. As a leading corporation in the industry this is your opportunity to grow, advance, and work alongside a team that strives to exceed our customer's expectation: both internal and external customers.
- We regularly celebrate our successes and work towards a goal of being best-in-class for pharmacy operations. Our culture is what defines us and sets us apart in the industry. If this sounds like the team you want to be a part of, and are ready to be your best for the team, apply now.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pharmacy Technician License
- National Certificate through PTCB or ExCPT are required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Attendance is mandatory for the first 90 days
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