Mail Order Pharmacy Technician II

About the role

Cencora has managed and staffed the Reading Hospital ambulatory pharmacy program since 2017. In recent years, we have grown to support multiple locations and roles throughout West Reading, Wyomissing, and Philadelphia. See Towerhealth.org/pharmacy for a full list of sites we support.

Job Summary

A Pharmacy Technician in our organization is a positive, charismatic, team-oriented individual with a dedication to customer service and patient care. Someone who can manage competing priorities, work quickly, is technology savvy, and has strong communication skills would be a good fit for this role. This position is categorized as compliance critical and, as such, requires and is assigned specific responsibility for ensuring continual and proper compliance with all division, corporate and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter prescription information into the pharmacy system.
• Verify patient information and prescription details.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations.
• Measure, count, and label medications.
• Repackage bulk medications into individual prescriptions or into automated dispensing systems.
• Accurately pick, pack, and ship completed medication orders in a timely manner.
• Submit/receive orders and place inventory in stock.
• Operates the point-of-sale system.
• Perform regular stock counts and manage reorder levels.
• Store medications according to safety and regulatory guidelines.
• Communicate with patients, prescribers, and other staff to solve problems or answer questions.
• Provide information on prescription status and delivery.
• Participate in achieving business goals and metrics for the pharmacy.
• Standing and walking for long periods of time during shifts.
• Lift, push, and carry heavy packages, sometimes weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Operate material handling equipment as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• PA Registered Pharmacy Technician license or Pharmacy Technician Trainee license is required. For further information, please consult the state board of Pharmacy.
• Normally requires a minimum of two (2) years directly related and progressively responsible pharmacy experience.
• Pharmacy technician certification with a national technical certification organization, such as Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or other comparable national certification required. State pharmacy certification is acceptable if core competencies are equal to or better than national certification requirements.
• Bachelor's degree program preferred.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to resolve issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical products and services.
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Good problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care.
• Comprehensive suite of benefits focusing on physical, emotional, financial, and social wellness.
• Support for working families, including backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.
• Variety of training programs and professional development resources.
• Opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, and volunteer activities.

Pay & Schedule

• Minimum $24/hr.
• Full-time; pharmacy hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 7:00am-5:00pm EST.
• Shifts are 8 to 10 hours.
• Onsite at 1170 Berkshire Blvd Wyomissing, PA 19610.