- Large scale pharmacy/warehouse production environment
- Exposure to cold conditions in refrigerated walk-in station (5%-7% time)
- Occasional handling of environmentally hazardous medications
- Lifting and carrying < 10lbs, two hours per day
- Pushing vial pucks/canisters onto conveyor < 5lbs, continuously through shift 4+ hours per day
- Standing and walking continuously through shift, eight hours per day
- Stooping, kneeling or crouching < 2hours per day
- Climbing step ladders < 2 hours per day
- Keyboard use two hours per day
- Visual acuity reading, transcribing, and viewing computer screens, eight hours per day
Certified Pharmacy Technician - Sacramento, United States - Pharmaceutical Company
Description
Posiiton Title : Pharmacy Technician 3
Location : West Sacramento, CA, USA - 970 Riverside Parkway
Duration : 6 Months
Work schedule :Sunday – Thursday.
Sunday 8:00am-4:30pm
Monday-Thursday 1:00pm-9:30pm
First two weeks are Monday-Friday for training. 12pm-8:30pm.
Overtime required. Schedule start times/days can change due to business needs.
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:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Prepare cold chain and specialty prescriptions following special requirements for handling and packing.
5. 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.
7. Perform cleaning and maintenance on all cells/cassettes 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.) –
Physical Requirements (Lifting, standing, etc.) –
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of "human connection," defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at:
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at if you require reasonable accommodation.
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: $22.00/hr.