Pharmacy Technician A U

MultiCare Health System; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare Health System seeks a Pharmacy Technician to assist in various pharmacy functions, ensuring smooth operations within the health care setting. The role offers flexibility and the chance to work in a supportive environment focused on community well-being, requiring certification and strong organizational skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible schedules

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Certification by the Washington State Department of Health mandatory.
• Preferred completion of National Pharmacy Technician Certification Program.

Responsibilities

• Assist in ordering supplies and verifying items received.
• Enter medication and billing information into the system.
• Perform extemporaneous compounding under pharmacist supervision.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Current Pharmacy Technician Certification issued by the Washington State Department of Health

Successful completion of National Pharmacy Technician Certification Program (preferred)

Job description

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 0.88, Shift: Night, Schedule: 10-hour shifts, 7 shifts on / 7 shifts off

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Technician is an exciting staff-level opportunity at MultiCare, assisting in manipulative and non-discretionary functions of the practice of pharmacy. In this role, you will apply your organizational skills and attention to detail for successful daily work operations.

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 0.88, Shift: Night, Schedule: 10-hour shifts, 7 shifts on / 7 shifts off

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Technician is an exciting staff-level opportunity at MultiCare, assisting in manipulative and non-discretionary functions of the practice of pharmacy. In this role, you will apply your organizational skills and attention to detail for successful daily work operations.

Responsibilities

• You will assist in ordering of supplies from wholesaler and direct accounts, and verifies items received against invoices
• You will store items received and assist in maintaining stock levels, to include dating and initialing invoices and/or packing slips upon receipt
• You will enter customer’s medication and billing information into computer system
• You will answer and screen telephone calls and forwards as needed
• You will perform extemporaneous compounding under pharmacist supervision

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED

• Current Pharmacy Technician Certification issued by the Washington State Department of Health

• Successful completion of National Pharmacy Technician Certification Program (preferred)

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $26.58 - $43.93 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here .

MultiCare’s roots in the Pacific Northwest go back to 1882, with the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital.

Over the years, we’ve grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington.

MultiCare's comprehensive system of health includes more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty carelocations across Washington, Idaho and Oregon, as well as 13hospitals . We welcome patients from the entire Pacific Northwest region and our 20,000-plus team members — including employees, providers and volunteers — proudly care for the communities we serve.

Without a doubt, our organization has changed over the years. But what has never changed, throughout ourlong history , has been our dedication tothehealth and wellness of the people of the Pacific Northwest. Guided by our mission, vision and values, we are onacontinuous journey to deliver the services that our communities need, and to ensure access to those services, now and in the future.

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MultiCare provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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