Position Title: Central Fill Pharmacy Technician
Work Location: Onsite (970 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento, CA 95605) Suite 20
Assignment Duration: 6 Months
Work Schedule: Part-time job posting.
The business will decide which days are needed to be worked for the part-time schedule.
First three weeks are full-time M-F 1:30-10:00 PM to complete training.
OT, schedules, and possible full-time in the future can be discussed in the interview.
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Required Skills: 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician. Externships and Programs not included, and the candidate will be rejected.

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. 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. 40
• 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. 30
• 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. 10
• Prepare cold chain and specialty prescriptions following special requirements for handling and packing. 7
• 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. 6
• Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues to management. 5
• Perform cleaning and maintenance on all cells as needed. Includes dissembling of automated cells, replacing broken or missing parts, and performing calibration audits

Minimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):
Education/Training –
High School Degree or equivalent experience
CA Pharmacy Technician license required
PTCB National certification preferred

Business Experience –
One year pharmacy, retail or customer service setting

Specialized Knowledge/Skills –
Knowledge of federal and state HIPAA laws
Skill using Mini Parata, Kalish and Baker cassettes preferred

Working Conditions:
Environment (Office, warehouse, etc.) –
• Large scale pharmacy/warehouse production environment
• Exposure to cold conditions in refrigerated walk-in station (5%-7% time)
• Occasional handling of environmentally hazardous medications

Physical Requirements – List the usual physical requirements for the job, by weight and hours per day such as:
? Lifting up to 50lbs, six hours per day
? Bending, stooping, kneeling four hours per day
? Walking three hours per day
? Standing three hours per day
? Using keyboard two hours per day 
 
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: $ 25.00/hr.