Community Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

Tahoe Forest Health System; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Tahoe Forest Health System is hiring a Community Pharmacy Technician for a per diem, on-site role in Truckee, California. The position requires a California Pharmacy Technician License with 6 months to 1 year of relevant experience.

The role supports pharmacists in dispensing medications, maintaining inventory, and handling patient records. The candidate will assist in processing prescriptions, verifying insurance, managing front-end operations, and performing routine bookkeeping tasks under

Qualifications

• California Pharmacy Technician License required.
• 6 months to 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
• Two to three years pharmacy technician experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enters patient demographic and insurance information into the pharmacy software.
• Processes prescriptions presented by customers and physicians.
• Types prescriptions with pharmacist oversight and troubleshoots issues.
• Verifies insurance coverage and resolves issues with carriers.
• Manages cash register and assists with closing procedures.
• Records accounts and handles accounts receivable tasks.
• Maintains front-end pharmacy operations and assists customers.
• Tracks inventory and orders items with pharmacist oversight.
• Researches items for potential retail sale.
• Orders prescription medications with pharmacist oversight.
• Prepares accounts payable and forwards to accounting.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

California Pharmacy Technician License

Job description

Community Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

Job Category : EA

Requisition Number : CURRE004577

• Posted : September 30, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Truckee, CA, USA

Description

Bargaining Unit: EA

Rate of Pay:$36.12 (Base pay of $31.41/hour includes 12.5% per diem premium)

SummaryAssists pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, maintaining inventory, and maintaining patient records.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enters patient demographic and insurance information into the pharmacy's prescription processing software.
• Processes prescriptions presented by customers and physicians.
• Types prescriptions with pharmacist oversight and troubleshoots all issues involved with this task.
• Verifies insurance coverage, and troubleshoots issues by calling insurance and workers' compensation carriers as necessary.
• Manages cash register including troubleshooting credit card vendors, software updates, and accurate cash handling, returns and assists with closing out the register as required.
• Assists in bookkeeping duties including batching registers nightly, collecting and tracking accounts and Accounts Receivables from customers. Records totals shown on case register tape and verifies against cash on hand.
• Makes deposits to the bank and change orders as necessary.
• Manages the retail pharmacy's front end over-the counter.
• Tracks inventory and orders items as necessary with oversight of pharmacist.
• Researches new items of interest for consideration for retail sale.
• Orders specialty items per customer requests from our drug wholesalers or warehouse.
• Organizes and cleans the front end daily and keeps it clutter-free.
• Sorts and tags the pharmacy's order daily.
• Orders prescription medication with the oversight of the pharmacist.
• Prepares accounts payable, documents and forwards to accounting
• Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies.
• Participates in the quality improvement.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory ResponsibilitiesNo supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Education/ExperienceNo educational requirement and 6 months to 1 year relevant experience

Required Licenses/CertificationsCalifornia Pharmacy Technician License

Upon hire

Other Experience/QualificationsPreferred:

Two to three years pharmacy technician experience.

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