Pharm Tech I (Per Diem)

EvergreenHealth • Kirkland, WA

2d

About The Position

The Pharm Tech I assists pharmacists, patients, and other healthcare personnel in providing pharmaceutical services. The role works collaboratively and professionally to support clinical excellence and safety, with primary responsibility for timely medication delivery to patient care areas and helping triage medication delivery needs.

The technician responds to requests, prepares medications for pharmacist review, maintains inventory and proper medication storage, delivers medications throughout served patient care areas, and operates pharmacy automation and technology. The role also maintains controlled-substance records and chain of custody, completes daily tasks efficiently, and supports coworkers in maintaining workflow.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Current Washington State Pharmacy Technician license.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated organizational ability.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately in busy and stressful situations.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare pharmacy experience.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).

Responsibilities

• Answer and triage phone calls and in-person requests within the department using excellent customer service skills.
• Accurately calculate, determine, and select doses to be measured, withdrawn, or assembled for pharmacist review.
• Safely and accurately prepare medications for pharmacist review, including compounding topical ointments and creams, repackaging unit-dose medications, compounding oral solutions, and preparing hazardous oral medications in their final dosage forms.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking stock levels, anticipating medication and supply needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, rotating inventory, and removing outdated drugs.
• Ensure medications are properly stored in the department and patient care areas in accordance with manufacturer requirements and organizational policies.
• Deliver medications to patient care areas, including restocking automated dispensing cabinets and patient-specific medications; fulfilling floor-stock requests; handling emergency and routine requests; restocking emergency medication boxes and crash-cart trays; and transacting retail or hospice prescriptions.
• Safely, accurately, and efficiently operate pharmacy automation and technology, including medication systems, the tube station, automated dispensing cabinets, reporting tools, and packaging machines; communicate with nursing and other staff and process medication credits and debits.
• Maintain controlled-substance chain of custody, storage, control, accurate delivery, transaction records, and related paperwork.
• Complete assigned daily tasks in a timely and efficient manner, communicate with team members about workflow, and support coworkers as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Washington Paid Sick Leave (WPSL).
• Participation in a 457(b) retirement plan.
• Free parking.
• Cafeteria and Gift Shop discount.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED