Pharmacy Technician / $2500 Sign- On Bonus
About The Position
PharMerica is hiring a Pharmacy Technician in Vinton, VA Join our closed-door pharmacy team where you’ll work in a non-retail environment, dedicated to meeting the pharmaceutical needs of long-term care and senior living clients. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional service and high-quality care, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team committed to making a difference! The schedule is a rotating setup as follows: Monday-Friday 1st and 3rd weeks are 9:00am-7:30pm 2nd and 4th weeks are 11:30am-10:00pm OR 12:30pm-11:00pm and rotating weekends 8:30am-7:00pm A pharmacy technician with a VA license is preferred.
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
- Goal oriented, team player, effective oral communication
- Pharmacy Technician license
Nice To Haves
- Long Term Care pharmacy experience
Responsibilities
- Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy
- Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels
- Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy
- May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory
- Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding
- Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner
- May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction
- Assists in the training of new employees
- Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room
- Works with automated machine to prepack drugs
- Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand
- Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry)
- Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood
- Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)
- Performs other tasks as assigned
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
- Tuition discounts & reimbursement
- 401(k)
- Company Paid Time Off
- Shift Differential
- DailyPay
- Pet Insurance
- Employee wellness and discount programs
- Benefits may vary by employment status
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
