Pharmacy Technician - A-Line Staffing Solutions

A-Line Staffing is now hiring a Pharmacy Technician in Lowell, MA. The Pharmacy Technician would be working for a Fortune 500 company and has career growth potential. This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.

If you are interested in this Pharmacy Technician position, please contact Austin Farisat 586-710-7941or afaris@alinestaffing.com

Pharmacy TechnicianCompensation

• The pay for this position is $18.00 per hour
• Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment
• A 401(k) with a company match is available for full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates

Pharmacy Technician Highlights

• This position is a contract assignment with potential to hire on permanently based upon attendance, performance, and business needs
• The required availability for this position is Mon-Fri 11:30am-8pm and every third weekend. Training will be for 2 weeks, and they will need to work 9:30am-6pm during this time. Saturday and Sunday's hours are typically 9-5pm or 10-6pm.

Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities

• Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy
• Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels
• Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy
• May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory
• Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding
• Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner
• May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction
• Assists in the training of new employees
• Also performs at least one of the following:
• • Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room;
  • Works with automated machine to prepack drugs;
  • Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand;
  • Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry);
  • Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood
• Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)
• Performs other tasks as assigned

Pharmacy Technician Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid pharmacy technician license in the state of Massachusetts
• Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology
• Attendance is mandatory for the first 90 days

Pharmacy Technician Preferred Qualifications

• Long Term Care pharmacy experience

If you think this Pharmacy Technician position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting!