Pharmacy Technician
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician Pay: $25.00 an hr | Bi-weekly Job
Type: Onsite in Sacramento, CA Shift Options: Monday - Friday
Schedule. Candidate to be prepared for schedule change after 4
weeks depending on business needs and OSW would shift to our
Sunday-Thursday shift. Sunday are 8AM-4:30 and the rest of the week
remains at 1:30-10PM Pharmacy Technician Overview: The ideal
candidate will be able to accurately and efficiently fill
prescription requests in a high volume automated refill setting.
Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician
prepares, packages, and distributes medications in a fast-paced
production environment. Maintains continuous, consistent work flow
in order to meet daily production goals; and has the ability to
work productively either independently or as a team with acute
attention to detail while performing repetitive tasks. Manually
fill prescription vials with prescribed tablets and capsules. Must
read computer generated screens to find indicated merchandise on
labeled shelves, verify size and strength. Perform basic
mathematical reasoning to either count or calculate appropriate
number of units needed to fill prescriptions. Replenish medication
in automated dispensing cells to full capacity; opening large
quantities of bottles and cases of product. Use of handheld scanner
unit to scan barcodes of product, entering expiration and lot
information into computer application. Maintains high level of
focus to avoid cross contamination and performs quality assurance
check for expired and/or damaged product. Completes weekly cycle
counts as assigned by Inventory Mgr. Requires audits of cell
inventory, counting product at primary and secondary bin locations.
Assists with research and identification of root cause of
discrepancies as needed. Prepare cold chain and specialty
prescriptions following special requirements for handling and
packing. Assists with packing and shipping of prescriptions.
Understands and abides by federal and state HIPAA laws as well as
pharmacy standard procedures to ensure patient safety and privacy.
Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize,
address and escalate issues to management Perform cleaning and
maintenance on all cells/cassettes as needed. Includes dissembling
of automated cells, replacing broken or missing parts, and
performing calibration audits.
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