Pharmacy Technician

California Correctional Health Care Services; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

California Correctional Health Care Services seeks a Pharmacy Technician for the Central Fill Pharmacy in Sacramento. The role supports the Pharmacy team, assists in operations, maintains inventory, and helps ensure safe, effective drug distribution for incarcerated patients.

Under supervision, you will help dispense prescriptions and provide pharmaceutical care across inpatient and outpatient settings within California's prison system, contributing to patient safety and quality care daily.

Qualifications

• Assist in operation of the Pharmacy and maintain pharmaceutical and drug supply inventory.
• Provide pharmaceutical care under supervision across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of the Pharmacy Services, Central Fill Pharmacy Pharmacist I, assist in the operation of the Central Fill Pharmacy.
• Maintain pharmaceutical and drug supply inventory and inventory records.
• Dispense prescriptions to patients in inpatient and outpatient settings and provide clinical pharmacy services where necessary.

Job description

Department Information

Vision

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

Job Description And Duties

Effective July, 2025 in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 20 , and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June, 2027 . Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.

CCHCS seeks to fill a Permanent/Full-time Pharmacy Technician position in the Medical Services - Central Fill Pharmacy.

Under the direct supervision of the Medical Services, Pharmacy Services, Central Fill Pharmacy Pharmacist I, the Pharmacy Technician is responsible for assisting in the operation of the Pharmacy and maintaining pharmaceutical and drug supply inventory and inventory records within the Central Fill Pharmacy.

This position is located in Central Fill Pharmacy, Medical Services, which provides safe, effective and efficient health care to patients within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's 35 institutions. The Central Pharmacy dispenses prescriptions to both inpatient and outpatient settings and provides clinical pharmacy services where necessary. Pharmaceutical care is provided to each prison by the local staff of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through all levels of patient care (inpatient to ambulatory).

This advertisement is for a Pharmacy Technician position located at Rovana Circle, Sacramento CA 95828.

Please note: A Training and Development (T&D) assignment will not be considered at this time.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.