Position Title: Pharmacy Technician

Work Location: 970 Riverside Parkway, Suite 20, West Sacramento, CA 95605

Assignment Duration: 5 months

Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 1:30 PM–10:00 PM (subject to change after 4 weeks to Sunday–Thursday shift; Sundays 8:30 AM–5 PM)

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. Maintains continuous, consistent workflow 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.

• 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 as needed. Includes dissembling of automated cells, replacing broken or missing parts, and performing calibration audits.

Qualification & Experience:

• High School Degree or equivalent experience

• CA Pharmacy Technician license required

• PTCB National certification preferred

• One year pharmacy, retail or customer service setting experience

• Knowledge of federal and state HIPAA laws

• Skill using Mini Parata, Kalish and Baker cassettes preferred

Working Conditions:

• 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:

• Lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs, 2 hours/day

• Pushing vial pucks/canisters (up to 5 lbs) continuously through shift

• Standing/walking 8 hours/day

• Stooping, kneeling, or crouching 2 hours/day

• Climbing step ladders 2 hours/day

• Keyboard use 2 hours/day

• Visual acuity for reading and computer work 8 hours/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: $ 26.00/hr.