Pharmacy Technician

Davita Inc.; Elmhurst (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare industry is looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join their Pharmacy Alternatives team. This role involves fulfilling pharmaceutical needs for long-term care clients in a supportive and non-retail pharmacy environment. The position offers flexible PRN hours along with a range of employee benefits and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement

Employee Discount Program

401k

DailyPay

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with pharmacy experience.
• Ability to operate a computer and recognize medications.
• Pharmacy Technician license required.

Responsibilities

• Fill prescription items and label products appropriately.
• Participate in periodic inventory and manage stock.
• Communicate with customers professionally.

Skills

Detail oriented

Effective oral communication

Team player

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician license

Job description

Pharmacy Technician

Job Locations

US-IL-ELMHURST

ID

2025-168525

Line of Business

Pharmacy Alternatives

Position Type

PRN

Pay Min

USD $18.00/Hr.

Pay Max

USD $22.00/Hr.

Our Company

Pharmacy Alternatives

Overview

Join our Pharmacy Alternatives team! PharMerica is a closed-door pharmacy where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long-term care and senior living clients. We offer a non-retail pharmacy environment. Our organization is in high growth mode, which means advancement opportunities for individuals who are looking for career progression!

PRN Hours needed Monday- Friday w/ rotating Saturdays

We offer:

DailyPay
• Flexible schedules
• Tuition Assistance/Reimbursement
• Employee Discount Program
• 401k

Our Pharmacy group focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other specialized care centers nationwide. If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care come join our team and apply today!

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

Qualifications

• Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology. Ability to operate a computer; ability to recognize and identify medications. Detail oriented; goal oriented, team player, effective oral communication. Pharmacy Technician license.
• Desired: Long Term Care pharmacy experience.

About our Line of Business

Pharmacy Alternatives, an affiliate of PharMerica, is a specialized pharmacy provider focused on serving individuals with cognitive or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Pharmacy Alternatives offers long-term pharmacy solutions specializing in serving special-needs populations who live in intermediate care facilities, waiver homes, group homes, assisted living, supported-living or foster care. PharMerica is one of the nation's largest pharmacy companies. PharMerica offers unmatched company culture, employee development, and advancement opportunities. For more information, please visit www.pharmacyalternatives.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Salary Range

USD $18.00 - $22.00 / Hour