Pharmacy Technician 1 (Temporary)
About The Position
The Rubenstein Memorial Health Center Pharmacy on the UW Seattle Campus is seeking a temporary Pharmacy Technician 1 to join its Pharmacy Team. The University of Washington School of Pharmacy is committed to educating future leaders in pharmacy, pharmaceutical research, and health care, and to promoting the safe, rational, and cost-effective use of medicines. The role primarily supports ambulatory pharmacy operations, including prescription processing, customer service, billing, and inventory tasks. The technician also helps train pharmacy assistants, technicians, students, and interns, and directs clinical questions requiring professional judgment to a pharmacist. Other duties may be assigned. This is a temporary position with a first shift schedule. The stated pay range is $26.42 to $37.82 per hour. Benefits information is available through the university’s temporary, per-diem, and less-than-half-time benefits page.
Requirements
- Current Washington State Pharmacy Technician certification.
- A valid Washington State license to practice pharmacy or eligibility to obtain the license before employment.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law, subject to applicable state and federal restrictions.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of pharmacy experience.
Responsibilities
- Enter prescriptions into the ambulatory pharmacy computer system.
- Fill prescriptions.
- Triage incoming phone calls to the pharmacy department.
- Assist with online processing of prescription orders.
- Assist patients with new prescriptions and prescription refills.
- Determine appropriate payment methods for prescription transactions.
- Interact with professional and technical staff and customers in a friendly, professional, and courteous manner.
- Perform charging and billing functions.
- Assist in training pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, students, and interns.
- Direct clinical inquiries requiring a pharmacist’s professional judgment to the appropriate pharmacist.
- Receive medications delivered to the pharmacy and stock inventory appropriately.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- The posting refers applicants to the University of Washington benefits information for temporary, per-diem, and less-than-half-time positions; specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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