Pharmacy Technician

PharMerica•Washington, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

PharMerica is hiring a Pharmacy Technician in Washington, North Carolina, to work in a closed-door, non-retail pharmacy serving long-term care and senior living clients. The role supports accurate and productive prescription preparation, medication packaging and delivery, pharmacy inventory, customer communication, and other pharmacy operations. The technician may perform one or more specialized duties, such as working with controlled drugs, automated prepackaging equipment, medication inventory, data entry, IV medications, or facility-based dispensing machines. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with weekend rotation. Medical terminology and pharmacy experience are described as preferred and not required in the overview; the qualifications section lists experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology as required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology.
Ability to operate a computer.
Ability to recognize and identify medications.
Detail-oriented and goal-oriented, with effective oral communication skills and the ability to work as a team player.
Pharmacy Technician license, as required by the state.

Nice To Haves

Long-term care pharmacy experience.
National Pharmacy Technician License.

Responsibilities

Fill prescription items as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, package medications for dispensing and delivery, and meet pharmacy accuracy and productivity standards.
Label products appropriately, including with cautionary or auxiliary labels.
Participate in periodic pharmacy inventory.
May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves, and remove expired items from inventory.
Prepare medications such as emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments, potentially including non-sterile compounding.
Communicate pleasantly and professionally with internal and external customers.
May process returned medications from facilities for credit or destruction.
Assist in training new employees.
Perform at least one of the following: work in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room; operate automated equipment to prepack drugs; manage inventory by monitoring pharmaceutical levels and expired medications and maintaining the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand; enter patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels; mix and package IV medications and sanitize the IV room, equipment, and hood; or service facility-based medication dispensing machines such as RxNow.
Perform other tasks as assigned.