Pharmacy Technician
Job Description
A-Line Staffing is now hiring Pharmacy Technician in Virginia Beach, VA. The Pharmacy Technician would be working for a Fortune 500 company and has career growth potential. This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.
If you are interested in this Pharmacy Technician position, please contact Austin Faris at 586-710-7941 or afaris@alinestaffing.com
Pharmacy Technician Compensation
- The pay for this position is $18.00 - $20.00per 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
Pharmacy Technician Highlights
- 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 8-hour shift between the hours of 8:00 am - 7:00 pm with rotating weekends from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Pharmacy Technician 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- May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory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
Pharmacy Technician Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Pharmacy tech and current State Board certification
- 6 months – 1 year of related experience
- Attention to detail and be able to work under deadlines
- Ability to use metric system and avoirdupois measures
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent data entry and customer service skills
Pharmacy Technician Preferred Qualifications
- Long-term care pharmacy experience
If you think this Pharmacy Technician position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting!