Position Title: Pharmacy Technician
Work Location: Everett, WA
Assignment Duration: 5 months
Work Schedule: Monday -Thurs 2:00 - 10:30p Friday 1:00 - 9:30p
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary: 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.
Background & Context:

• Currently ranked 9th on the FORTUNE 500, we are a global leader in U.S. Pharmaceutical & Healthcare supply chain management solutions, Retail Pharmacy, Healthcare Specialty, Health Technology, Community Oncology and Specialty Care. United by our ICARE shared principles, our employees work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities to improve patient care in every setting — one product, one partner, one patient at a time

• This position is for a Central Fill pharmacy located in Everett, WA supplying patient-level prescriptions for a large retail national chain.

• There is no patient interaction, answering of phones, or dealing with insurance companies

• This role is fast-paced and team-oriented with a safety-first attitude. Our atmosphere is pick, pack, and ship high-volume automation. As a leading corporation in the industry this is your opportunity to grow, advance, and work alongside a team that strives to exceed our customer's expectation: both internal and external customers.

• We regularly celebrate our successes and work towards a goal of being best-in-class for pharmacy operations. Our culture is what defines us and sets us apart in the industry. If this sounds like the team you want to be a part of, and are ready to be your best for the team, apply now.

• 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.
  Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues to management.
  Qualification & Experience:

• Must have an active WA state Pharmacy License during the duration of the contract.

• Must have a PTCB National License to work past 6 months.

• Must be available for mandatory overtime which is regular and often up to 1 hour. Occasionally 2 hours the following a major US Holiday.

• Experience in a pharmacy production environment.

• Punctuality

• Attention to Detail

• Demonstrating a willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic healthcare environment

• Education/ Certifications - Pharmacy Technician License,

• (If working past 6 months)National Certificate through PTCB or ExCPT are required

 

 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $24.00/hr.