About The Position
The Certified Pharmacy Technician works in an automated central fill pharmacy to support prescription fulfillment and maintain continuous workflow toward daily production and quality goals. The role uses scanners, pharmacy systems, and automated medication-counting equipment to select, verify, count or pour, label, weigh, package, and distribute prescription medications, and to replenish machines. The technician maintains pharmaceutical inventory and records, monitors stock levels and expiration dates, rotates inventory, performs cycle counts, and helps ensure accurate delivery and storage of medications and supplies. The role also maintains and troubleshoots automated equipment, including pill cells, documents equipment performance and inventory procedures, handles recalled, expired, and hazardous products appropriately, and supports reporting and paperwork required for productivity, pharmaceutical integrity, and compliance. The technician assists the pharmacist in prescription fulfillment, handles claims and returns, and helps maintain a safe and clean work environment. The position requires compliance with applicable laws, company policies, and standards of ethics and integrity, along with collaboration, accountability, customer focus, continuous improvement, and respectful teamwork.
Requirements
- Meet state requirements to work as a Pharmacy Technician, including minimum age, qualification, registration, certification, and/or licensure when required by the State Board of Pharmacy.
- Hold an active, valid national certification certificate issued by PTCB (PTCE) or NHA (ExCPT).
Nice To Haves
- Pharmacy Technician Career Diploma through Live Better U and Penn Foster.
Responsibilities
- Maintain pharmacy systems and automated medication-counting equipment; monitor inventory and expiration dates, calibrate machines, replenish medications, and troubleshoot production issues such as pill-cell jams.
- Sort, store, restock, and replenish medication inventory; report low stock, rotate stock first-in-first-out, perform cycle counts, assist with physical inventory counts, and prepare inventory reports.
- Enter and modify pharmaceutical data; process and submit paperwork; maintain files, manuals, forms, records, supplies, and communications; resolve record discrepancies; prepare pharmacy activity and inventory reports; and inform management of inefficient processes or improper service procedures.
- Assist the pharmacist in prescription fulfillment and maintain the pharmacy’s professional reputation by handling claims and returns, securing required documentation, stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
- Fulfill prescriptions in an automated central fill pharmacy by scanning and selecting products and quantities; verifying product size and strength, pack and quantity; entering lot numbers and expiration dates; labeling and weighing medication; counting or pouring prescriptions; preparing and distributing packages; and replenishing counting machines.
- Maintain inventory accuracy and integrity using automated inventory-control scanners and systems; document inventory-control procedures, audit and test pill-cell performance, manage pill-cell database information, troubleshoot performance issues, and process recalled, expired, outdated, and hazardous products appropriately.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, ethics, and integrity standards, and apply related action plans and the Open Door Policy in business processes.
- Complete work assignments and priorities using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; identify priorities and deadlines; communicate progress; recommend improvements; and adapt to change and feedback.
- Promote respectful, inclusive teamwork; build relationships, communicate positively, help develop and mentor others, and recognize contributions.
- Act with integrity and accountability, serve customers and members, make decisions using reliable information, and pursue continuous learning and improvement.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k).
- Stock purchase plan.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave.
- Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
- Performance-based bonus awards and additional annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
- PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, subject to job classification and length of employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
