Outpatient Pharmacy Technician - West Oahu -Full Time - Variable Shift

Kaiser Permanente; Kapolei (HI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii (Kapolei) seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists with dispensing, labeling, and patient interactions in a fast-paced setting. You will assist with medication preparation, cashiering, and stock management while ensuring accuracy and compliance with policies.

The role emphasizes high attention to detail, effective communication, and teamwork within the West Oahu MOB pharmacy team. Requires Hawaii pharmacy tech certification and a high school diploma.

Qualifications

• Previous pharmacy experience or completion of a pharmacy technician training program.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to safely handle and prepare compounds and assist with prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and process transactions, referring questions to the pharmacist as needed.
• Input patient and prescription data to labels and filling processes.
• Assist with filling, packaging, and dispensing medications under pharmacist supervision.
• Coordinate and answer calls, ensuring timely routing to appropriate staff.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

Pharmacy technician certification

Job description

Performs variety of semi-technical and clerical duties. Fills, packages and provides medication. Restocks to fixed levels and compounds or repackages following established policies, practices, procedures or specific instructions and within Federal and State statutes and regulations. Performs cashiering duties such as collection of cash, check, or credit card payments for all collectible services.

• Greets patients, members and other health care personnel in caring, helpful manner and initiates service transactions using proper forms and process.
• Refers all inquiries or issues regarding patient-care/consultation to pharmacist.
• By typing or computer entry, Inputs patient and prescription information to produce labels and to assist in prescription filling process.
• Matches prescriptions with labels. Selects proper drug and quantity to be dispensed, fills container, applies labels and presents completed product to pharmacist for checking.
• (May perform in hospital setting) As trained or qualified, Prepares adequate supply of medication for unit dose distribution.
• (May perform in hospital setting) Processes Clinic and Hospital Drug Requisitions. Receives, fills drug and medical supply requests. Checks stock levels per schedule. Removes outdated goods and replenishes to fixed levels.
• (May perform in hospital setting) Fills and updates unit dose cassettes per determined supply.
• Assists with and/or provides medication (checked by pharmacist), OTC product, or supplies to correct patient in helpful and caring manner. Refers all consultation function to pharmacist. Collects money if needed.
• (May perform in hospital setting) Picks-up and delivers medications and supplies to designated areas or persons per schedule (e.g. unit dose exchange, control substance, floor stock).
• Calculates price for prescriptions or order. Sells non-prescription drugs. Collects cash, check, or credit card payments for all collectible services. Verifies information is accurate on all checks. Assures valid authorization is received for all credit card payments. Validates checks and credit slips and issues receipts accordingly.
• Balances monies, checks, and credit card charge documents daily against cash register receipts. Reconciles any discrepancy. Prepares bank deposit.
• Gathers and computes data and information for variety of needs pertaining to health plan, non-plan, special and routine reports, studies, and statistics as necessary.
• Maintains accurate OTC charge schedules and price lists, adjusts changes.
• Orders routine bank supplies for cashiering area. Assures all equipment in cashiering area is operating in acceptable manner. Advises supervisor of any malfunctions and/or Reports same to appropriate service company.
• (May perform in hospital setting) Maintains appropriate level of drugs and supplies for operations.
• Orders, receives, stores, returns, credits, and discards drugs and supplies.
• Packs, compounds, reconstitutes, and distributes inventory for issue, transfer or dispensing.
• Files prescriptions and any transaction document of pharmacy operations timely and appropriately.
• Accepts responsibility for resolving immediate problems and accomplishing assigned tasks and reporting irregularities.
• Inspects and maintains work area and equipment in organized, clean, safe, and efficient working condition.
• Observes and complies with departments policies and procedures and organizations house rules such as but not limited to safety, attendance, proper attire, and continuing education.
• Coordinates and answers incoming phone calls. Handles or directs call to appropriate individuals.

Experience

Basic Qualifications

• Previous pharmacy experience required or in a pharmacy technician training program.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent related experience.

License, Certification, Registration

• Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Registration (Hawaii)
• Pharmacy Technician Certificate from Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to safely handle and/or prepare compounds such as chemotherapeutic agents, biologicals or other medications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in adaptability customer service, oral communication, multi-tasking, teamwork, and written communication.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing, spreadsheet, and database PC applications.
• Talking to co-workers, customers, outside vendors, and on the telephone.
• Reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English.
• Training/giving and receiving instructions.
• Mathematical ability, attention to detail (e.g. organization, prioritization, proofing), concentration, and alertness.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of Pharmacy technician training program.
• Post high school coursework training.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Primary Location: Hawaii,Kapolei,West Oahu Medical Office at Kapolei

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift: Variable

Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat,

Working Hours Start: 07:30 AM

Working Hours End: 09:00 PM

Job Schedule: Full-time

Job Type: Standard

Worker Location: Onsite

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation: HL5|UNITE HERE|Local 5

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Department: West Oahu MOB - O/P Pharmacy 1st Floor-A/Main - 1208

Pay Range: $29.13 - $32.37 / hour

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Work Setting: Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.