Tech - Pharmacy - Animal Health

Cencora • Lebanon, IN

2d

About The Position

A level I pharmacy technician works under close supervision of a pharmacist to dispense prescription drug products to end-users. The position is categorized as compliance critical and carries responsibility for ensuring continual compliance with all regulatory requirements. The technician retrieves, labels, stages, and totes prescription orders after pharmacist verification, and helps maintain pharmacy inventory and an orderly work environment. The role also involves customer communication, assisting the pharmacist with information retrieval, and referring veterinary and customer medical inquiries to the pharmacist.

The position is part-time, scheduled Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Scheduling availability consistent with business needs is required and may include working beyond scheduled hours to complete daily orders.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 2 years of experience in pharmacy operations, dispensing support, healthcare support, inventory handling, customer service, or a related field.
• Maintain licensure necessary for employment under state and federal requirements, or be eligible to participate in an approved technician-in-training program.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and ascend and descend stairs to retrieve and process prescription orders.
• Availability consistent with business needs, potentially including work beyond scheduled hours.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in pharmacy assistance, medication dispensing support, inventory control, healthcare support, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve and label prescription drug products.
• Tote prescription orders after pharmacist verification in preparation for shipment.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory by organizing and restocking medications and pharmacy supplies in designated locations.
• Keep the work environment tidy and organized in accordance with pharmacy standards.
• Maintain required licensure under state and federal requirements, or be eligible to participate in an approved technician-in-training program.
• Communicate effectively with customers.
• Access, input, and retrieve information from pharmacy computers as needed.
• Assist the pharmacist with retrieving information for patient consultations.
• Refer veterinarian and customer medical inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Learn and use the pharmacy/building layout and locations of drug products.
• Apply basic warehouse safety and order-filling processes.
• Use an RF scanner proficiently to pick products and complete related tasks in a timely manner.
• Identify the mode of transportation (MOT) for orders and sort pick tickets appropriately.
• Navigate warehouse bin locations.
• Stage orders correctly on the pharmacy countertop.
• Match processed summary sheets with picked orders.
• Apply appropriate labeling techniques and organize orders for the pharmacist's final verification.
• Determine whether an order has been checked by a pharmacist.
• Assess MOT to complete the toting process and deliver toted orders to the correct packing and shipping location.
• Identify and separate pharmacy prescription-only orders from combined pharmacy prescription and warehouse OTC orders, and follow the process for combining orders.
• Answer the intercom phone system, identify as a pharmacy technician, transfer calls, and place calls on hold.
• Maintain scheduling availability consistent with business needs, which may include working beyond scheduled hours to ensure all orders are completed daily.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care.
• Backup dependent care may be available.
• Adoption assistance.
• Infertility coverage and family-building support.
• Behavioral health solutions.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid caregiver leave.
• Training programs, professional development resources, mentorship programs, employee resource groups, and volunteer activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED