Part-Time
Pharmacy Tech-Retail
Deadline 3/30/27
Foundation Health Partners
Compensation Overview
$29.41/hr
+ Shift Differential
Fairbanks, AK, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Customer Service
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge
- Requires pharmacy technician licensure in the state of Alaska upon hire
- Pharmacy technician certification required (CPhT or ExCPT) within twelve (12) months of hire
- Must possess good organizational, problem solving, math, and computer skills
- Must have good written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and other contacts
- Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients being served
Responsibilities
- Selects and/or prepares medications, under direct supervision, as indicated on the patient medication orders. Places medications in patient boxes or in designated area for pharmacist to check, sends/delivers medications to nursing units as required. May investigate missing medication requests.
- Charges/credits patients for medications and intravenous solutions as appropriate. Restocks unused and credited returned medications. May also prepare the daily bank deposit and financial reports, maintain databases and troubleshoot automated technology malfunctions.
- Attends to customers and answers telephones in a courteous and timely manner. Serves as a liaison between the customer and the pharmacist. May also take requests for prescription refills and obtain necessary authorizations.
- Identifies medications and other items for reorder as necessary to maintain a continuous inventory of medications and supplies. Receives, checks-in, and restocks medications ordered through wholesaler and other vendors. Assesses practical ways to deal with shorted items and short-dated or unusable items.
- Repackages bulk medications into unit of use packaging. Completes accurate documentation of medications repackaged.
- Performs quality control activities in a timely manner. Completes documentation on refrigerator temperatures, and equipment maintenance activities as required.
- May use automated dispensing technology or requisition to restock medications to nursing and ancillary areas after they are checked by a pharmacist. Restocks medications to all areas outside automated dispensing technology which may include but not be limited to trays, code carts and emergency boxes. Investigates discrepancies in automated dispensing technology.
Desired Qualifications
- One year of pharmacy experience in a retail, clinical or hospital setting preferred
- Additional related education and/or experience preferred