Pharmacy Technician

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacy Tech, you'll help our patients feel better by providing safe and effective medications to them. You'll help our doctors and nurses feel better knowing that you are providing accurate and timely medication to patients.

Every day, you'll build trust by being extremely thorough and accurate at all times. Patient safety is your top priority, so you do everything you can to ensure all prescriptions are authentic, prepared correctly both in medication type and dosing, and are dispensed appropriately, under the Pharmacist's guidance.

To be successful in this role, you follow all safety protocols, including those intended to prevent infection, and you keep a clean work area at all times. You are eager to learn or help out in any way needed to keep the pharmacy running smoothly and get our patients their medications.

• Ensures a professional and responsive atmosphere by greeting patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously. Refers to each individual by name when appropriate. Screens individuals by requesting to see identification or visitor pass.
• Fosters a cooperative effort in meeting the goals of the team and sharing the workload.
• Communicates a positive and caring attitude toward the unit, peers, staff, patients, and other contacts.
• Seeks guidance, direction, and assistance when needed
• Recognizes and utilizes appropriate lines of communication.
• Conveys ideas, concepts, and facts in a logical, understandable and concise manner. Applies concepts of effective communication with all contacts

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies and, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies and, upon hire and
• Pharmacy Technician: CA, upon hire or
• Pharmacist Intern: CA, upon hire

Preferred

• IV admixture services and automatic dispensing machine experience and
• Hospital pharmacy experience

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

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