Certified Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy benefit clients include employers, health plans and government programs. Distribution centers in New York City and two other locations restock stores several times a week. Weekends rotate, usually one in three.

The position:

The Certified Pharmacy Technician fills, labels and restocks medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Paid training toward PTCB certification is available. This is an in-person role at our New York City location.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Answer phones and take refill requests from patients and prescriber offices.
• Receive and put away wholesaler orders and reconcile invoices.
• Check expiration dates and pull outdated stock.
• Count, pour, package and label medications for pharmacist verification.
• Track controlled substance counts with the pharmacist.
• Restock automated dispensing cabinets such as Pyxis and Omnicell.
• Prepare unit dose packaging and blister packs for long-term care facilities.
• Ring up prescriptions and handle cash and card transactions at pickup.

Qualifications:

• Willing to work evenings, weekends and some holidays.
• Able to stand for full shifts and lift up to 30 lbs.
• Basic math for dosage and day-supply calculations.
• PTCB or ExCPT certification, or ability to certify within 6 months of hire.

Preferred:

• Retail systems such as EnterpriseRx or PioneerRx.
• Prior authorization experience.
• Inventory ordering through McKesson or Cardinal.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

The salary range for this role is $24.50 to $29.50 per hour. This range reflects base salary only.

What we offer:

• Health insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid holidays.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Overtime available.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

No recruitment agencies, please.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at RR Specialty Pharmacy.