Pharmacy Technician

Astera Health has an opening for a Full-Time Pharmacy Technician . This position is pivotal in processing and preparing medication orders and prescriptions, procuring medications, reporting appropriate statistics, and maintaining in-date pharmaceuticals for patients. If you have a passion for helping others and a commitment to excellence, we’d love to hear from you!

This position is full time: 80 hours per bi-weekly payroll, Monday – Friday with shifts ranging from 7:30am – 5:00pm, and every 3rd weekend/holiday rotation working 7:30am – 12:30pm. Astera Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and retirement. We also support work-life balance through benefits such as paid time off, short and long-term disability and our employee wellness initiative.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Prepares medication to be replaced in automated dispensing machines, cart fill orders, and other med orders to be administered to patients

Assist in maintaining and auditing logs for recordkeeping for controlled substances, hard copy prescriptions, EPIC production labels, etc

Properly fills and charges medication orders for departments

Assists pharmacists in maintaining adequate supplies of pharmaceuticals, IV solutions, medication supplies, etc

Manages inventory by ordering and receiving medications

Competencies required include:

Demonstrate an ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy in accordance with governing HIPAA regulations

Demonstrated knowledge of computers and technology

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Commitment to providing excellent customer service, patient care and overall experience

Education and experience required:

High School Diploma

Graduate of Pharmacy Technician Program with CPht Certification

Astera Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development.