Retail Pharmacy Technician 1

Inova Health; Virginia; On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State-of-the-art facilities

Retirement benefits with match fromDay

Free Parking for all employees

Exclusive savings for in-store events

Job summary

Inova Health's Retail Pharmacy team at the Inova Schar Cancer Center seeks a dedicated Retail Pharmacy Technician 1. This PRN role covers Monday–Friday and weekends to support pharmacists and ensure safe, accurate dispensing.

Join Inova Health, a leading nonprofit in northern Virginia, offering retirement benefits, on-site parking, and exclusive savings. Be part of a team delivering high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Education: High School or GED.
• Experience: 1 year Retail Pharmacy Technician.
• Certification: Virginia Registered Technician or Pharmacy intern; BLS within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist with review, processing, labeling and dispensing medications.
• Maintain temperature logs and clean equipment as required.
• Check inventory for out-of-date products and log expiring meds.
• Enter prescriptions into computer systems; handle basic insurance issues.
• Prepare medications by counting pills and labeling bottles.

Skills

Retail pharmacy

Prescription entry

Customer service

Education

High School or GED

Tools

Pharmacy software

Job description

Job Description

Inova Schar Cancer Center Retail Pharmacy is seeking a dedicated Retail Pharmacy Technician 1 to join the team. This role will be PRN Monday – Friday, and weekends .

MUST BE FLEXIBLE

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Job Description

Inova Schar Cancer Center Retail Pharmacy is seeking a dedicated Retail Pharmacy Technician 1 to join the team. This role will be PRN Monday – Friday, and weekends .

MUST BE FLEXIBLE

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Retirement benefits with match from day one
• Free Parking for all employees
• Exclusive savings opportunities for in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

Retail Pharmacy Technician 1 J Ob Responsibilities

• Assists the Pharmacist in reviewing, processing, preparing, filling, labeling and dispensing medications and supplies.
• Cleans equipment and maintains all required temperature logs according to system policies and procedures.
• Checks medication and administration supply inventory for out-of-date products, removes products from inventory and works with the appropriate resource to record out of date products in the Expiring Medication log book.
• Performs computer entry of prescription information including, but not limited to, patient/prescriber search, drug selection, prescription interpretation/entry, insurance billing and basic problem resolution.
• Prepares medications for clients through mixing medications, counting pills, and labeling bottles.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High School or GED.
• Experience: One (1) year Retail Pharmacy Technician experience.
• Certification: Registered Pharmacy Technician in the state of Virginia or a Pharmacy intern license. Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months of hire.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.