Sr. Pharmacy Technician, Per Diem, Variable Shift

Education and Work Experience:

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred


• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred


• One year's pharmacy technical experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• State Pharmacy Technician license: Required in CA


• Pharmaceutical Technician Board certification: Preferred in CA and OR

Facility Specific License/Certifications:

• CPhT OR CPHT-NHA OR CPhT-Adv: Required

Essential Functions:

• Fills medicine requests accurately including cassette fills and floor stock. Delivers cassettes to respective nursing stations. Provides basic troubleshooting phone calls. Answers telephone calls and handles inquiry into some phases of unit dose procedure.


• Maintains floor stock of nursing areas and other medications which includes checking for accuracy, timely restocking, removing expired medications and rotating stock. Prices and stocks incoming deliveries. Notifies Pharmacists of out of stock medications and appropriately updates the out of stock board. Restocks returned medications from nursing units/medication areas.


• Prepares IV medication products, including hazardous drug compunds, within the guidelines of applicable laws and regulations.


• Checks in orders from wholesaler and suppliers. Distributes appropriately the stock and file paperwork; processes returns and back orders in a timely manner.


• Uses advanced experience and knowledge in role to assist department team members with trouble shooting process gaps, trains new associates as needed and is avaliable as a reference for associates with questions during shifts.


• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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