Pharmacy Technician (Entry Level)

Launch Your Pharmacy Career with Purpose — Join Our Team as a Pharmacy Technician! 

Help Improve the Health of Our Community While Building Future.

Location: Puyallup Tribal Health Authority | Tacoma, WA | On-Site

Hiring Range: $26.85 - $28.19 per hour

Schedule: Full-Time | Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Position Close Date: June 25, 2026

Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) is looking for a compassionate, motivated Pharmacy Technician who is excited to learn, grow, and make a difference every day. Whether you're just beginning your pharmacy journey or bringing years of experience, you'll find opportunities to develop your skills while working alongside knowledgeable pharmacists and a welcoming healthcare team.

Why Start Your Career at PTHA?

• Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced clinical pharmacy setting
• Learn from experienced pharmacists and pharmacy professionals
• Build confidence in prescription processing, patient service, insurance billing, and inventory management
• Work in an organization that values teamwork, respect, and community impact
• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients every day 

What You’ll Do:

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will play a vital role in helping patients access the medications and care they need. You’ll work closely with pharmacists and healthcare providers in a high-volume pharmacy environment that fills approximately 800–1,200 prescriptions daily.

• Assist pharmacists with prescription preparation and dispensing
• Triage patients at the pharmacy window with professionalism and compassion
• Process new and refill prescriptions (in person, phone, electronic, and fax)
• Perform pharmaceutical calculations, labeling, counting, pouring, and mixing medications
• Verify patient information, eligibility, and insurance
• Troubleshoot third-party billing rejections and complete prior authorizations
• Maintain pharmaceutical inventory, inspect for outdates, and restock as needed
• Document stock movement, returns, and destructions
• Support training of technical staff in billing, inventory control, and prescription production
• Rotate through all pharmacy work areas to support team workflow
• Participate in monthly pharmacy meetings and annual required trainings
• Maintain strict HIPAA compliance and confidentiality standards

Outstanding Benefits:

• Supportive environment that values a healthy work/life balance
• Medical/Dental/Vision monthly premiums paid 100% by PTHA for employees (health coverage begins the first of the month following hire date)
• (13) annual leave (vacation) days + (13) annual sick leave days
• (18+) annual paid holidays including a birthday holiday
• 401(k) with annual profit-sharing contributions after (2) years of service
• Life and AD&D insurance coverage
• Have student loans? PTHA is an approved loan repayment site for various student loan programs

More Than a Job — A Career with Purpose.

At Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, every prescription filled represents a patient, a family, and a community depending on us. If you are looking for a workplace where your skills are valued, your contributions are meaningful, and your work positively impacts lives every day, we encourage you to apply.

In accordance with federal law, Native American Preference in employment applies and job placements are given on a competitive basis, using job related factors.

• Graduation from an accredited Pharmacy Technician program
• Current WA State Pharmacy Technician certification
• Experience and/or ability to work with electronic health record (EHR) systems 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced pharmacy environment