Pharmacy Technician

PharMerica • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

PharMerica is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician for its closed-door pharmacy in Austin, Texas. The role supports long-term care and senior living clients in a non-retail environment, helping provide accurate medication services and professional customer support. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Pharmacy Technician fills and packages prescriptions, labels products, prepares medications including non-sterile compounds, and enters patient and prescription information into the pharmacy system. The role also supports inventory control, processes returned medications, and may perform specialized duties such as working in the controlled drugs room, operating automated prepackaging machines, preparing IV medications, maintaining IV-room equipment, and servicing facility-based dispensing machines. The technician may also assist with onboarding and training pharmacy staff.

PharMerica is an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services. Its pharmacy services support skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities, hospitals, people with behavioral or infusion therapy needs, seniors receiving in-home care, and patients with cancer. The company operates long-term care, home infusion, and specialty pharmacies nationwide.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Pharmacy Technician license as required by the state.
• Experience in a pharmacy setting and knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to operate a computer and recognize and identify medications.
• Attention to detail, goal orientation, teamwork, and 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 for 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 as a specialized task.
• Operate automated machines to prepack medications as a specialized task.
• Mix IV medications and sanitize the IV room and equipment as specialized tasks.
• Service facility-based dispensing machines such as RxNow.
• Perform other pharmacy support tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, 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.
• Ongoing training and career growth.
• Advancement opportunities.
• Referral bonuses.
• Pharmacy Technician license fees covered for eligible new hires and current staff.

What This Job Offers

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