Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Alternatives; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Pharmacy Alternatives is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their team in Overland Park, Kansas. This entry-level position offers the chance to grow your pharmaceutical skills under the guidance of a licensed pharmacist while providing essential care in a closed-door pharmacy. Responsibilities include filling prescriptions, managing inventory, and assisting in training new employees. The role requires a high school diploma and a pharmacy technician license, with a salary range of $18.00 to $20.00 per hour.

Benefits

License fee reimbursement for new hires

Qualifications

• Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology.
• Ability to operate a computer and recognize medications.
• Long Term Care pharmacy experience & National Pharmacy Technician License desired.

Responsibilities

• Fills prescription items and packages medications for dispensing.
• Labels products appropriately and participates in inventory.
• Communicates with internal and external customers professionally.

Skills

Detail oriented

Effective oral communication

Team player

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician license

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Overview

PharMerica is seeking a highly capable and motivated individual to join our team. PharMerica is a non-retail pharmacy that focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care centers, and other specialized care centers nationwide.

This position will provide the opportunity to grow your pharmaceutical skills under the direct guidance of a state licensed pharmacist while providing essential care to our patients in our closed-door pharmacy. Our organization is in high growth mode, which can provide opportunities for advancement for individuals looking for career progression!

Our Company

Pharmacy Alternatives

Overview

PharMerica is seeking a highly capable and motivated individual to join our team. PharMerica is a non-retail pharmacy that focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care centers, and other specialized care centers nationwide.

This position will provide the opportunity to grow your pharmaceutical skills under the direct guidance of a state licensed pharmacist while providing essential care to our patients in our closed-door pharmacy. Our organization is in high growth mode, which can provide opportunities for advancement for individuals looking for career progression!

PRN hours vary; as needed.

Pharmacy Technician License Fees, we’ve got your covered!

New hire and current employees are eligible for reimbursement for license fees (as required).

If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care, come join our team!

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 identifying 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 (as required by state).
• Desired: Long Term Care pharmacy experience & National Pharmacy Technician License.

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 - $20.00 / Year

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Other

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing