Full-Time

Pharmacy Technician

Posted on 5/9/2026

Owens & Minor

Owens & Minor

10,001+ employees

Global medical supplies and logistics provider

Compensation Overview

$22 - $23/hr

Carson, CA, USA

In Person

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • High School Diploma
  • Resident State Pharmacy Technician License
  • 1-2 years pharmacy technician experience
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to answer hi-volume in-bound calls via an automated phone system
  • Ability to make outbound calls to customers and referrals as necessary
  • Basic knowledge of insurance, pharmacy authorization, and billing
  • Excellent organizational skills and detail oriented
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
Responsibilities
  • Answer in-bound pharmacy customer calls.
  • Make out-bound calls to patients, healthcare providers, referrals, and insurance carriers.
  • Resolve customer issues including billing and insurance denials with insurance carriers.
  • Establish and maintain patient profiles including lists of medications, insurance, billing, and provider information.
  • Process orders using Enterprise Rx; gather patient demographics and billing information to complete requested orders and to obtain prior authorizations.
  • Assists pharmacists on an as-needed basis; maintaining inventory, stocking pharmacy, preparing and dispensing medication.
Desired Qualifications
  • Spanish speaking a plus

Owens & Minor delivers healthcare products and related services to providers and patients. It has two segments: Products, which sells medical and surgical supplies and patient care items under its own brands or third-party labels; and Healthcare Services, which handles logistics, inventory management, transportation, warehousing, plus value-added services like custom procedure trays and sterilization. The company stands out by offering an integrated mix of products and end-to-end supply-chain services in one partner, helping facilities simplify purchasing and logistics. Its goal is to help healthcare providers operate more efficiently, lower costs, and improve patient care.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mechanicsville, Iowa

Founded

1882

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • New C-suite leadership brings 30+ years supply chain expertise to drive operational automation.
  • Platinum Equity private ownership enables aggressive cost optimization and margin expansion initiatives.
  • Strategic product portfolio expansion into acute, non-acute, and adjacent healthcare markets underway.

What critics are saying

  • Platinum Equity cost-cutting erodes service quality, driving hospital clients to Henry Schein competitors.
  • Anthem lawsuit exposes multimillion-dollar overpayment liabilities and damages critical provider relationships.
  • $600M debt offering balloons interest costs, triggering covenant breaches by late 2027.

What makes Owens & Minor unique

  • Vertically integrated model spans manufacturing, distribution, and healthcare services across full value chain.
  • 14,000+ employees globally with 80% North American manufacturing in Halyard Products Division.
  • Comprehensive portfolio includes surgical products, patient care supplies, logistics, and custom procedure trays.

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Company News

The Journal of Healthcare Contracting
Apr 7th, 2026
Owens & Minor names Darby Thompson VP of Strategic Business Development.

Owens & Minor names Darby Thompson VP of Strategic Business Development. April 7, 2026- Darby Thompson is joining Owens & Minor as Vice President (VP), Strategic Business Development and will report to Dean Huibregtse, Senior Vice President (SVP) Strategic Business Development. After working in various Commercial Account roles at Owens & Minor in the early 2000s, Darby went on to lead business development strategies in the industry and most recently served as the Director of Health System Strategy at Hanger Clinic. He is bringing his over 25 years of healthcare experience and a proven track record in business development with IDNs and GPOs to Owens & Minor.

PR Newswire
Mar 30th, 2026
Owens & Minor appoints Colin Bain as chief products officer

Owens & Minor, a global healthcare solutions company, has appointed Colin Bain as Chief Products Officer, effective immediately. Bain will oversee the growth of Owens & Minor's product portfolio across acute, non-acute and adjacent markets. Bain brings 35 years of experience in medical device manufacturing, healthcare services and consumer goods. He most recently served as a partner at Javelyst Healthcare Challengers and previously was president of Premier's S2S Global manufacturing company, where he expanded product portfolios and strengthened supply chain resilience programmes. The appointment comes as Owens & Minor operates as a private standalone company under Platinum Equity's portfolio following a transaction completed on 31 December 2025. The company serves hospitals and healthcare systems globally with over 14,000 employees worldwide.

PR Newswire
Feb 4th, 2026
Owens & Minor appoints Dirk Benson as chief commercial officer

Owens & Minor has appointed Dirk Benson as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Benson will oversee enterprise-wide commercial strategy and manage the company's US sales organisation, operations and customer service teams. Benson brings over 30 years of healthcare industry experience, most recently serving as president of US Distribution Business for Henry Schein. He previously spent 27 years at Medline Industries in senior leadership positions. The appointment comes as Owens & Minor transitions to private ownership under Platinum Equity, which acquired the company's medical distribution and healthcare services business on 31st December 2025. The company continues to operate under the Owens & Minor name with more than 14,000 employees worldwide.

JD Supra
Oct 22nd, 2025
Platinum Equity Buys Owens & Minor Segment

Platinum Equity will acquire the Products & Healthcare Services (P&HS) segment of Owens & Minor for $375 million. Owens & Minor will retain a 5% interest in the segment. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.

The Des Moines Register
May 15th, 2025
Layoffs coming as medical supply distribution center in Grimes prepares to shut down

A Grimes healthcare distribution center owned by Owens & Minor will close in July, laying off 62 workers.