Pharmacy Technician

Cencora; Wyomissing (Berks County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in Wyomissing to support its pharmacy operations. The role involves entering prescriptions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing excellent patient communication. Ideal candidates will have relevant certification and at least two years of experience. Join our team to make a difference in healthcare!

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision care

Paid parental and caregiver leave

Professional development resources

Opportunities for mentorship and volunteer activities

Qualifications

• Certification from a national technical organization required.
• Two years of relevant pharmacy experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter prescription information into the pharmacy system.
• Verify patient information and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Pick, pack, and ship completed medication orders.

Skills

Effective communication

Work under time constraints

Interpersonal skills

Problem-resolution

Pharmaceutical knowledge

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Education

Pharmacy technician certification

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Minimum of two years pharmacy experience

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Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

Cencora has managed and staffed the Reading Hospital's ambulatory pharmacy program since 2017. In recent years, we have grown to support multiple locations and roles throughout West Reading and Wyomissing. This Pharmacy Technician position will be based at the 7th Avenue Pharmacy location.

Hours

Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm and Saturday 9am to 2pm with rotating weekends and holidays. Full time, 40 hours per week. Shifts are typically 8 to 10 hours.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter prescription information into the pharmacy system.
• Verify patient information and prescription details.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations.
• Measure, count, and label medications.
• Repackage bulk medications into individual prescriptions or into automated dispensing systems.
• Accurately pick, pack, and ship completed medication orders in a timely manner.
• Submit/receive orders and place inventory in stock.
• Operates the point-of-sale system.
• Perform regular stock counts and manage reorder levels.
• Store medications according to safety and regulatory guidelines.
• Communicate with patients, prescribers, and other staff to solve problems or answer questions.
• Provide information on prescription status and delivery.
• Participate in achieving business goals and metrics for the pharmacy.
• Standing and walking for long periods of time during shifts.
• Lift, push, and carry heavy packages, sometimes weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Operate material handling equipment as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
  
  

Education

Normally requires a minimum of two (2) years directly related and progressively responsible ambulatory pharmacy experience; bachelor's degree program preferred. Pharmacy technician certification with a national technical certification organization, such as Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or other comparable national certification required. State pharmacy certification is acceptable if core competencies are equal to or better than national certification requirements.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Good analytical skills
  
  

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Value Apothecaries Inc

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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