Pharmacy Technician Trainee - Goucher Street Giant Eagle

Giant Eagle, Inc.; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Bonus potential

Paid bereavement

Vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

Giant Eagle, Inc. is seeking a Pharmacy Technician Trainee to join our collaborative team. You will help build a service‑minded pharmacy team, foster relationships with patients, and support safe, accurate patient care across entry points and prescription processing.

Responsibilities include welcoming patients, assisting pharmacists, maintaining a clean work environment, and handling prescription data and inventory in a compliant manner.

Qualifications

• 0 to 6 months experience
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Eligible to obtain registration as pharmacy technician with the applicable state board of pharmacy

Responsibilities

• Welcome patients with compassion at pharmacy entry points.
• Provide safe, accurate and efficient care by assisting pharmacists and processing orders.
• Maintain neat work environment to comply with policies and regulations (HIPAA included).
• Assist team with tasks to keep the department running smoothly.
• Use pharmacy computer to perform actions for drop-off, will call, drive-thru, and order processing.
• Transcribe data from prescriptions and generate labels for customers.
• Maintain proper inventory levels by stocking and rotating medications.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

As a Pharmacy Technician Trainee, you’ll be a key part of our collaborative team. You’ll bring your skills and expertise to building a service conscious Pharmacy team that consistently looks to develop great relationships with patients. You’ll help us exceed expectations, meet needs and provide safe, accurate and efficient care in order to reach the best patient, Team Member and company outcomes.

Job Summary

As a Pharmacy Technician Trainee, you’ll be a key part of our collaborative team. You’ll bring your skills and expertise to building a service conscious Pharmacy team that consistently looks to develop great relationships with patients. You’ll help us exceed expectations, meet needs and provide safe, accurate and efficient care in order to reach the best patient, Team Member and company outcomes.

Job Description

• Experience Required: 0 to 6 months
• Education Required: High school diploma or equivalent
• Certification or Licensing Required: Eligible to obtain registration as pharmacy technician with the applicable state board of pharmacy.
• Lifting Requirement: Up to 25 pounds
• Age Requirement: At least 18 years of age,

Job Responsibilities

• Welcome patients and immediately acknowledge them with compassion and a smile at all pharmacy entry points.
• Model excellent patient care by respecting, engaging and enthusiastically meeting or exceeding all patient needs, including processing orders in person and by phone, directing patients to products and merchandise and referring appropriate questions concerning prescriptions and over the counter medicine to the pharmacist.
• Maintain a neat and clean work environment in order to ensure that company and government requirements are met.
• Assist team members with tasks to ensure department runs efficiently.
• Use the pharmacy computer to complete all actions necessary in order to maximize efficiency and provide optimal patient care at drop-off, will call, drive thru, phone, filling and order receiving, including but not limited to: searching for patients and profiles, determining dates of fill and pick-up, determining prescriptions sent to Central Fill, quoting cash prices of prescriptions, checking on-hand counts of medications and entering invoices.
• Assist team on actions plans in order to improve outcomes using knowledge of all appropriate service and business metrics.
• Assist in the execution of all company initiatives and programs.
• Complete required training program and accompanying exams.
• Follow all company, state and federal policies, laws and regulations, including HIPAA and Pseudoephedrine sales.
• Finalize sales using cash register according to established procedures, including the point of sale policies.
• Transcribe data from prescriptions accurately in order to generate a custom label for the customer.
• Assist with maintaining proper inventory levels by ordering, receiving, stocking and rotating drugs and other supplies per company policy and procedure.
• Answer telephone in a polite and timely manner, ensure accurate information is exchanged and the customer is satisfied.
• Resolve customer questions and concerns by communicating effectively with the customer and the management team and support staff in an efficient manner.
• File written prescriptions daily.

About Us

At Giant Eagle, we believe in nourishing life’s moments, big and small, because they matter. We strive to lead the way in quality, service, and everyday value. Most importantly, the compassion, care, and respect our Team Members show to each other and in our communities is what truly sets us apart. Here, you’ll find a place to win, grow, and be better together. If you want to make a real impact, belong to a supportive community, and build a meaningful career, we invite you to grow your future with us — because you matter.

The hiring range for this position is $16.00– $16.25 per hour/year. This range represents the anticipated base pay for this role. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, education, and location. Eligible employees may be offered health, vision, and dental insurance, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, paid bereavement, vacation and paid holidays.

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• personal/sick paid time
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• bonus potential
• paid bereavement
• vacation
• paid holidays