Pharmacy Technician

Job Description: Pharmacy Tech

Pay Range:

Pay Range: $27.81 - $38.62 $5K Sign On and $10K Relocation for qualified hire!

Shift Details

• 9am-6pm, Monday through Friday

• Rotating weekends

Other Functions

• Checks crash carts for used, outdated, or recalled drugs and replenishes them as needed.

• Keeps pharmacy areas clean, neat, and well organized.

• Monitors refrigerator temperatures.

• Other duties as assigned

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• Alaska license as Pharmacy Technician is required at hire.

• Valid Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification is required within one year of hire.

• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and subsequently every three years

• High Risk Competency required within 3 months of hire and subsequently every three years

Experience Required

• 1-2 years of customer service experience, healthcare or related experience preferred

Knowledge of

• Drug names and strengths, generic equivalents, pharmaceutical and medical terminology and pharmacy law

• Computer systems as well as knowledge of operation and capabilities of all automated equipment within the pharmacy as well as those in satellite areas

Skills in

• Sterile compounding skills

• Hazardous drug handling

• Basic math skills required to calculate dosages

Ability to

• Communicate with patients’ verbally in person and on the phone

• Multitask with constant interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule

• Work cooperatively with all health-system and pharmacy staff and deal with difficult people

• Set priorities and solve problems and respond quickly in emergencies

Required Certifications:

Pharmacy Technician License - State of Alaska - Alaska State Board of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Technician National Certification - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board