Pharmacy Technician / Order Entry
About The Position
Pharmacy Alternatives is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician / Order Entry Technician in Anaheim, California. This role is based in a closed-door, non-retail pharmacy serving long-term care and senior living clients. The technician supports prescription fulfillment and pharmacy operations, including preparing, labeling, packaging, and entering medication information, maintaining inventory, and communicating with customers. The role may also involve specialized pharmacy tasks such as controlled-drug room work, automated prepackaging, IV medication preparation, and servicing facility-based dispensing machines. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pharmacy Alternatives is an affiliate of PharMerica and serves individuals with cognitive or intellectual and developmental disabilities in settings including intermediate care facilities, waiver homes, group homes, assisted living, supported living, and foster care.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Pharmacy Technician license as required by the state.
- Experience in a pharmacy setting.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Ability to operate a computer and recognize and identify medications.
- Detail-oriented, goal-oriented, and a team player, with effective oral communication.
Nice To Haves
- Long-term care pharmacy experience.
Responsibilities
- Fill prescription items and package medications for dispensing and delivery.
- Accurately label products, including cautionary and auxiliary labels.
- Prepare medications, including non-sterile compounding of liquids, powders, ointments, and other forms.
- Enter patient and prescription data into the computer system to generate labels.
- Participate in pharmacy inventory management, including checking stock and removing expired medications.
- Handle returned medications according to protocol, including credit or destruction.
- Communicate professionally with internal and external customers.
- Assist with onboarding and training new pharmacy staff.
- Work in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room.
- Operate automated machines to prepack medications.
- Mix IV medications and sanitize the IV room and equipment.
- Service facility-based dispensing machines, such as RxNow.
- Perform other pharmacy support tasks as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account, including up to $5,000 for childcare
- Tuition discounts and reimbursement
- 401(k)
- Company-paid time off
- Shift differential
- DailyPay
- Pet insurance
- Employee wellness and discount programs
- Referral bonuses
- Pharmacy Technician license fees covered for eligible new hires and current staff
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
