Pharmacy Technician

Position Title: Pharmacy Technician

Work Location: Everett WA 98204

Assignment Duration: 06 months (Possible Conversion)

Work Schedule: Sunday through Thursday.

Sunday 7am - 3:30p Monday - Thursday 1pm - 9:30p.

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary: This position is for a Central Fill pharmacy located in Everett, WA supplying patient-level prescriptions for a large retail national chain. There is no patient interaction, answering of phones, or dealing with insurance companies This role is fast-paced and team-oriented with a safety-first attitude. Our atmosphere is pick, pack, and ship high-volume automation.

Key Responsibilities:

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues to management.

* Picking and replenishing.

Qualification & Experience:

* Education/ Certifications

-Pharmacy Technician License

-National Certificate through PTCB or ExCPT are required