Pharmacy Technician Liaison - Specialty Pharmacy (Full-Time/Hybrid, 8-Hour Day Shifts)

Stanford Health Care • Palo Alto, CA

1d • $42 - $47 • Hybrid

About The Position

This Pharmacy Technician Liaison position assists pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical services in compliance with applicable State Board of Pharmacy regulations. Duties are limited to functions allowed by the Board of Pharmacy, and work is checked by a pharmacist before products are released. Under close pharmacist supervision, the technician builds credible relationships with patients, clinicians, and internal Stanford Health Care staff. The technician is located in a clinic and integrates with the clinic team to support patient care.

The role involves preparing, packaging, compounding, and labeling non-sterile drug products for specific patients, assisting pharmacists with advanced patient-care tasks, handling patients’ medication needs, supporting medication adherence and refills, communicating with the centralized Patient Service Center, and helping develop processes that support smooth operations and patient care. The position is full-time, hybrid, and scheduled for eight-hour day shifts.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
• California Board of Pharmacy Technician License required.
• Ability to adapt to change and ambiguity.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to solve problems and identify solutions.
• Effective speaking and writing skills appropriate to the job.
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with devices, information systems, and automated and technical equipment used in pharmacy.
• Knowledge of how patient age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods, and diagnostic procedures influence drug activity and disposition.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations, pharmacology and pharmacological nomenclature, medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
• Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry, and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel and Word.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Hepatitis C, infectious disease, and/or oncology.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, package, compound, and label non-sterile drug products for specific patients, subject to appropriate final pharmacist checks.
• Assist pharmacists with advanced tasks associated with patient care.
• Work alongside hospital clinicians as part of the clinic team, serving patients face to face and over the phone.
• Handle patients’ medication needs.
• Conduct outbound therapy and medication-adherence checkups and secure refill prescriptions to help patients stay on track with their medication regimens.
• Communicate effectively with the centralized Patient Service Center.
• Help develop processes to ensure smooth operations and patient care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED