Central Fill Technician (PM Shift) - Full Time

Safeway; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Safeway in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support filling prescriptions, manage inventory, and operate counting and packaging equipment. You will ensure patient data confidentiality, follow safety protocols, and assist in maintaining pharmacy systems and documentation.

The role requires accurate counting, labeling, and adherence to regulations, with flexibility for evenings/weekends as needed. Central fulfillment experience and competency with pharmacy software are a plus.

Qualifications

• Must hold an Arizona Pharmacy Technician License.
• Ability to preserve confidentiality of patient information.
• Preferred: a national Pharmacy Technician Certification.
• Experience with Central Fulfillment Pharmacy Technician environments.
• Good computer skills and basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Follow and promote proper Pharmacy, general safety, and security procedures and processes of the company.
• Use scanning and counting technologies to identify and select appropriate pharmaceutical products and quantities for filling prescription orders.
• Ensuring medication counting devices are continuously replenished.
• Assist with maintaining the pharmacy system and technologies that facilitate proper counting, conveyance, packaging, and shipping of prescriptions.
• Monitoring inventory and supply levels at the responsible stations, calibrating machines, general troubleshooting (jams, blockages) within conveyance, counting, and packaging machines, escalating technical issues, and working as a team to reach team goals.
• Monitoring and maintaining uptime of automated counting, collating, packaging, and sorting devices, ensuring continuous operation through basic troubleshooting of routine errors.
• Create and maintain documentation as requested.
• Manually fill prescriptions as needed.
• Verify attributes of the product such as: size, strength, quantity, etc. before processing orders. Enter or scan expiration date and lot numbers.
• Ensure labels on prescriptions are correct.
• Prepare packages, sort, and manifest prescription orders if needed.
• Stock and rotate merchandise and supplies to limit shrinkage if needed.
• Assist Inventory Technicians as requested. Participate in Inventory Audits as needed.
• Other duties as assigned concurrent with all applicable laws and regulations.

Skills

Safety culture

Productivity and efficiency

Detail oriented

Organized

Teamwork

Communication skills

Professional image

Flexible schedule

Education

Arizona Pharmacy Technician License

National Pharmacy Technician Certification

Job description

Main Responsibilities

• Follow and promote proper Pharmacy, general safety, and security procedures and processes of the company.
• Use scanning and counting technologies to identify and select appropriate pharmaceutical products and quantities for filling prescription orders.
• Ensuring medication counting devices are continuously replenished.
• Assist with maintaining the pharmacy system and technologies that facilitate proper counting, conveyance, packaging, and shipping of prescriptions.
• Monitoring inventory and supply levels at the responsible stations, calibrating machines, general troubleshooting (jams, blockages) within conveyance, counting, and packaging machines, escalating technical issues, and working as a team to reach team goals.
• Monitoring and maintaining uptime of automated counting, collating, packaging, and sorting devices, ensuring continuous operation through basic troubleshooting of routine errors.
• Create and maintain documentation as requested.
• Manually fill prescriptions as needed.
• Verify attributes of the product such as: size, strength, quantity, etc. before processing orders. Enter or scan expiration date and lot numbers.
• Ensure labels on prescriptions are correct.
• Prepare packages, sort, and manifest prescription orders if needed.
• Stock and rotate merchandise and supplies to limit shrinkage if needed.
• Assist Inventory Technicians as requested. Participate in Inventory Audits as needed.
• Other duties as assigned concurrent with all applicable laws and regulations.

What We Are Searching For

• Must be committed to contributing to a culture of safety, looking out for yourself and others.
• Must be committed to achieving optimal productivity and efficiency and be self-motivated, energetic, and detail oriented.
• Acts as a highly organized, flexible, adaptable subject matter expert who can prioritize.
• Works well with others and can motivate people you work with. Able to be a role model and lead by example.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Professional image with proper grooming.
• Must have a willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours as needed.

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience

• Required:
  • Pharmacy Technician License in Arizona
  • Ability to preserve confidentiality of patient information.
• Preferred:
  • A national Pharmacy Technician Certification.
• Technical Experience:
  • Central Fulfillment Pharmacy Technician experience.
  • Prefers to work in a closed-door environment (no adjudication, customer interaction, phone work.)
  • Good computer skills.
  • Good math skills.

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to stand/walk at least 8 hours with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willing and able to perform tasks which include pushing, pulling, grasping, bending, stooping, rotating, reaching, and lifting/carrying up to 40 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Visual focus such as counting, observing, etc. is required consistently.
• Performing repetitive tasks up to 100% of the time