Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

AvaMed Workforce; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

AvaMed Workforce is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a full-time assignment at a correctional facility in Represa, CA. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, with three days of orientation.

The role requires a California Pharmacy Technician license and at least one year of licensed technician experience. You will receive prescriptions, enter medication orders, prepare and label medications, and assist with dispensing under supervision.

Qualifications

• Must hold a California Pharmacy Technician license.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Licensed Pharmacy Technician.

Responsibilities

• Receive prescriptions and medical orders.
• Enter prescription information into patient profiles.
• Calibrate equipment needed to prepare medications.
• Compound medications and measure finished dosage forms.
• Package and label medications for dispensing.
• Record preparation of medications and controlled substances.

Skills

Pharmacy Tech License

1 year experience

Job description

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities.

At the moment we are inURGENTneed of aPharmacy Technicianto take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located inRepresa,CA.

Position Details:(Multiple Openings)

Location: Represa, CA

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm

(3 days Orientation)

Rate: $20/hr ($800/week) asLocal$22/hr ($880/week) asTraveler

• Must have a Pharmacy Technician license issued by the California State Board of Pharmacy.
• Must have 1-Full year of experience as a Licensed Pharmacy Technician.

Under the direction of the Pharmacist-in-Charge, Pharmacist, or designee, Temporary/Relief Pharmacy Technician shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice for a Pharmacy Technician, in accordance with Federal and State laws and regulations and Institution’s policies and procedures.

Minimum requirements and services to be provided by the Temporary/Relief Pharmacist Technician under this Agreement include, but are not limited to, the following:

• a. Receive prescription/medical orders;
• b. Obtain information on new patient/youth to establish patient medical profile, such as diagnosis or desired therapeutic outcome, allergies, adverse reaction(s), and medical history;
• c. Assess prescription/medication order for completeness, correctness, authenticity, and legality;
• d. Enter prescription information onto patient/youth profile;
• e. Calibrate equipment needed to prepare or compound the prescription/medication order;
• f. Compound medications for dispensing according to prescription formula or instructions;
• g. Measure or count finished dosage forms for dispensing;
• h. Record preparation of medication in various dosage forms;
• i. Record preparation of controlled substances for dispensing;
• j. Package the preparation;
• k. Prepare and affix label(s) and auxiliary label(s) to container(s);
• l. Perform intermediate checks of the prescription/medication order during processing;