Pharmacy Technician at Optum

Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare.  A career with Genoa Healthcare means you‘re part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better. People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner. Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans. Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care.

Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group’s family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We seek a Per Diem Pharmacy Technician to support all functions of the Genoa mental health pharmacy, primarily through dispensing medical prescriptions, and performing necessary clerical duties while under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist.

Hours: Ability to cover shifts Monday - Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm PST with lunch from 12:30pm to 1:00pm PST when there are call outs or PTO scheduled

Location Address: Home site will be 2178 Johnson Ave, Suite P1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, but you will need to help cover PTO/absences at 4444 Calle Real Suite P1, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides exceptional customer service to all consumers and members of the clinic staff


• Fills prescription orders and makes them available for verification under direct supervision of the registered pharmacist


• Orders, receives and stores incoming pharmacy supplies


• Receives and processes wholesaler medication orders


• Verifies medication stock and enters data in computer to maintain inventory records


• Works with the Pharmacist to asset in the pharmacy functions and keeping the pharmacy in compliance with all federal and state requirements


• Performs various clerical duties relating to the department


• Communicates with strong professional verbal and written communication skills


• Make outgoing calls to coordinate deliveries/obtain clarification from patients to provide high quality service 


• Other duties as assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Active and unrestricted Pharmacy Technician license in the state of California


• Access to reliable transportation and a valid US driver‘s license 


• Ability to work in both locations as needed:2178 Johnson Ave, Suite P1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 and 4444 Calle Real Suite P1, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Preferred Qualifications:

• National Pharmacy Technician Certification


• 1+ years Pharmacy and prescription data entry experience 


• Bilingual in Spanish and English


• 1+ years of customer service experience 

California Residents Only: The hourly range for California residents is $16.00 to $28.27 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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