Pharmacy Technician I

EvergreenHealth • Kirkland, WA

3d

About The Position

Responsible for assisting pharmacists, patients, and other healthcare personnel in providing pharmaceutical services. The role is performed collaboratively and professionally to support clinical excellence and safety. It is primarily responsible for timely delivery of medications to patient care areas and teamwork in triaging medication delivery requests.

The Pharmacy Technician answers and triages requests, prepares medications for pharmacist review, maintains pharmacy inventory and proper medication storage, and delivers medications to patient care areas. The role also operates pharmacy automation and technology, maintains controlled-substance chain of custody and records, and completes assigned daily tasks while communicating with teammates to support 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• Accurately calculate, determine, and select doses to be measured, withdrawn, or assembled for pharmacist review.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 and packaging oral solutions, and preparing hazardous oral medications in final dosage form.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking stock levels, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, rotating inventory, and removing outdated drugs.
• Ensure medications are stored properly in the department and patient care areas in accordance with manufacturer requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Deliver medications to patient care areas, including restocking automated dispensing cabinets and patient-specific medications; fulfilling floor stock requests; delivering emergency and routine requests to the Emergency Department, Operating Rooms, and Procedural Areas; restocking emergency medication boxes, crash cart trays, and other boxes; and transacting retail or hospice prescriptions.
• Safely, accurately, and efficiently operate pharmacy automation and technology, including processing requests through the pharmacy medication system, operating the tube station, communicating with nursing and other staff, restocking and troubleshooting automated dispensing cabinets, running reports, repackaging medications with a packaging machine, and crediting or debiting medications in the system.
• Maintain the chain of custody, storage, control, and accurate delivery of controlled substances; account for transactions and file related paperwork.
• Complete assigned daily tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
• Communicate with team members to assess and assist with workflow and support coworkers in completing daily tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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