Pharmacy Technician, Full-time, Variable Shift

Adventist Health

17h

About The Position

Adventist Health Sonora is a healthcare provider serving Tuolumne and Calaveras counties and surrounding areas. The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for medication preparation, dispensing, restocking, and delivery within a specialty area, applying specialized knowledge and skills. The technician fills daily unit-dose cassettes from patient profiles and delivers them to nursing units. The position also serves as a primary training resource for new technicians, assists with evaluating their progress as directed, and helps prepare schedules and set work priorities.

Requirements

A State Pharmacy Technician license is required in California.
Receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Nice To Haves

High school education/GED or equivalent is preferred.
An associate’s or technical degree, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience, is preferred.
One year of pharmacy technical experience is preferred.
Pharmaceutical Technician Board certification is preferred in California and Oregon.

Responsibilities

Fill medicine requests accurately, including cassette fills and floor stock.
Deliver cassettes to the respective nursing stations.
Provide basic troubleshooting over the phone.
Answer telephone calls and handle inquiries concerning some phases of the unit-dose procedure.
Maintain nursing-area floor stock and other medications by checking accuracy, restocking promptly, removing expired medications, and rotating stock.
Price and stock incoming deliveries.
Notify pharmacists of out-of-stock medications and update the out-of-stock board appropriately.
Restock medications returned from nursing units and medication areas.
Prepare IV medication products in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Check in orders from wholesalers and suppliers.
Distribute stock appropriately and file paperwork; process returns and back orders promptly.
Serve as a primary training resource for new technicians and assist in evaluating their progress as directed.
Assist in preparing schedules and setting work priorities.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.