Position Title: Pharmacy TechnicianWork Location: Everett WA 98204Assignment 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
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