Pharmacy Technician {166070}

A-Line Staffing is now hiring a Pharmacy Technician in West Sacramento, CA. The Pharmacy Technician would be working for a Fortune 500 company and has career growth potential. This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Seth Klein at

Compensation

• The pay for this position is $22.00 per hour
• Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment and include health, optical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance
• A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates

Highlights

• This position is a Contract to Hire position
• Work Schedule: Sunday 8am-4:30pm, Monday - 2pm - 10:30pm, Tuesday - Thursday - 1pm - 9:30pm (Training will be M-F 12pm - 8:30pm for the first 2 weeks)

Responsibilities for Pharmacy Technician

• The ideal candidate will be able to accurately and efficiently fill prescription requests in a high volume automated refill setting. Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician prepares, packages, and distributes medications in a fast-paced production environment.
• Maintains continuous, consistent work flow in order to meet daily production goals; and has the ability to work productively either independently or as a team with acute attention to detail while performing repetitive tasks.
• Manually fill prescription vials with prescribed tablets and capsules.
• Must-read computer-generated screens to find indicated merchandise on labeled shelves, verify size and strength.
• Perform basic mathematical reasoning to either count or calculate appropriate number of units needed to fill prescriptions.
• Replenish medication in automated dispensing cells to full capacity; opening large quantities of bottles and cases of product.
• Use of handheld scanner unit to scan barcodes of product, entering expiration and lot information into computer application.
• Maintains high level of focus to avoid cross contamination and performs quality assurance check for expired and/or damaged product.
• Completes weekly cycle counts as assigned by Inventory Mgr. Requires audits of cell inventory, counting product at primary and secondary bin locations.
• Assists with research and identification of root cause of discrepancies as needed.
• Prepare cold chain and specialty prescriptions following special requirements for handling and packing.
• Assists with packing and shipping of prescriptions. Understands and abides by federal and state HIPAA laws as well as pharmacy standard procedures to ensure patient safety and privacy.
• Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues to management.
• Perform cleaning and maintenance on all cells/cassettes as needed. Includes dissembling of automated cells, replacing broken or missing parts, and performing calibration audits.

Requirements for Pharmacy Technician

• High school graduate or equivalent
• 2-3 years of experience in a Pharmacy setting
• California Pharmacy Technician License
• National Certification (CPhT)

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