Pharmacy Technician

St. Charles Health System Inc.; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relief differential

Swing shift differential

Night shift differential

Weekend differential

Job summary

St. Charles Health System is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in preparing, labeling, storing, and distributing IV and other medications in a safe, accurate, and timely manner.

Under pharmacist supervision, responsibilities include documenting billing, stocking supplies, and ensuring compliance with state and federal laws. The position may be deployed to multiple worksites to meet staffing needs, with a relief, variable shift pattern.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Oregon Pharmacy Technician license required.
• Preferred: CPhT license and national certification (PTCB or NHA).
• Preferred: Six months hospital pharmacy experience or related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare IV or other medications using aseptic technique.
• Maintain accurate documentation, billing, labeling, compounding, and packaging.
• Obtain pharmacist verification and deliver medications accurately and timely.
• Prepare and handle chemotherapy and blood products following safety protocols.
• Stock, inspect, and clean equipment; manage inventory and stock rotations.

Skills

Sterile technique

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician license – Oregon

CPhT license (preferred)

PTCB or NHA national certification (preferred)

Job description

Relief, Variable Pay range: $26.18 - $33.51 Relief Differential - 15% Swing Shift Differential - $2.50/hr Night Shift Differential - $6.50/hr Weekend Differential - $4.00/hr

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Pharmacy Technician

REPORTS TO POSITION: Varies

DEPARTMENT: Pharmacy

DATE LAST REVIEWED: May 2026

OUR VISION: Creating America's healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Pharmacy Services Division at St. Charles Health System provides comprehensive acute, infusion, ambulatory, retail, and specialty pharmaceutical care. The division ensures medication safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and financial stewardship across the continuum of care.

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Pharmacy Technician, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, assists in providing pharmaceutical care to the patient by preparing, storing, ordering, billing, labeling, and distributing IV and other medications in a safe, accurate and timely manner in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures, and state and federal law. Pharmacy Technicians also perform other technical and clerical duties as necessary for the daily operation of the Pharmacy department. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.

LOCATION: Pharmacy Technicians may be asked to work at multiple St. Charles Health System worksites at the request of leadership to fulfill short term, immediate staffing needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Maintains stock supplies in the pharmacy and packages medications as necessary under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Maintains stock supplies in the pharmacy and packages medications as necessary under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Prepares IV or other medications using aseptic technique for administration by the nursing staff.
• Maintains accurate documentation and proper billing, labeling, compounding, and packaging.
• Obtains pharmacist verification, and delivers medications in an accurate, safe, and timely manner.
• Prepares chemotherapy and handles blood products in a safe manner utilizing appropriate safety equipment to assure environmental safety of self and others.
• Maintains and cleans the equipment necessary to perform duties, reporting any failures or need for repair to immediate supervisor or Pharmacy Manager immediately.
• Prepares and delivers a 24-hour supply of medication to patients daily, checking for and collecting each discharged patient’s medications for crediting.
• Maintains, prepares, and delivers the floor stock medications by nursing units to replenish their stock per department policy and procedure.
• Follows all policies and procedures for the automated dispensing cabinets.
• Accurately places daily order for medications and supplies with wholesaler, vendors, purchasing department, and other pharmacies, communicating potential supply issues to immediate supervisor in a timely manner.
• Verifies inventory received against the invoice noting any exceptions and communicates these to immediate supervisor or pharmacy inventory coordinator.
• Stocks shelves, rotating stock appropriately.
• Withdraws and prepares controlled substances for delivery following the policies and procedures for the pharmacy-controlled substance vault.
• Reports any discrepancies immediately.
• Accurately bills and credits medication charges as necessary.
• Makes recommendations for changes to the policies and procedures to the Pharmacy Manager, or other appropriate hospital manager.
• Maintains flexibility and readiness to work in multiple worksites either at the request of, or in mutual agreement with, leadership.
• Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.
• Supports Lean principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.
• Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization's corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
• Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
• May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.

EDUCATION

Required: High school diploma or GED.

Preferred: N/A

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

Required: Pharmacy Technician license through the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.

Preferred: Certified Pharmacy Technician license (CPhT) through the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. National certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA).

EXPERIENCE

Required: N/A

Preferred: Six (6) months or more hospital pharmacy experience, or related field with experience in medications, sterile technique experience, and computer skills.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Continually (75% or more): Standing, walking, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 1-10 pounds, grasping/squeezing.

Frequently (50%): Sitting, bending, stooping/kneeling/crouching, climbing stairs, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 11-25 pounds.

Occasionally (25%): Climbing ladder/step-stool, reaching overhead, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, keyboard operation for receiving caregivers, operation of a motor vehicle, use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.

Rarely (10%): Keyboard operation.

Never (0%): Whispered speech level.

Exposure to Elemental Factors Occasionally (25%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area, noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.

Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category Risk for Exposure to BBP

Schedule Weekly Hours: 0

Caregiver Type: Relief

Shift: Variable (United States of America)

Is Exempt Position? No

JOB INFORMATION

Job Family: TECHNICIAN PHARMACY

Scheduled Days of the Week: Variable; includes every other weekend and holidays

Shift Start & End Time: variable

St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.