Pharmacy Technician

Bethel, Alaska – The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation is a Tribal health care organization serving nearly 30,000 people across rural southwest Alaska in villages with populations from about 10 to more than 1,000. Bethel, the regional hub and location of the only hospital in the region, has a population of nearly 7,000. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is home to thousands of lakes and two primary rivers—the Kuskokwim and Yukon. We offer a broad range of employment opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the health of people in the region.

About the role

This position will assist the pharmacists and act as a liaison between the pharmacy and the village clinics.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison between the pharmacy and the village clinics.
• Receives and fills village drug orders with the appropriate medications in a timely manner.
• Receives and fills ward/department stock orders with the appropriate medications in a timely manner.
• Packages patient and stock medications with appropriate labels for mailing to village clinics.
• Checks stock levels in various hospital departments and replenishes stocks to authorized levels.
• Inventories all pharmacy supplies, checking expiration dates, rotating stock, and prepares supply/drug orders to be submitted to vendors.
• Prepackages and properly labels medications in sizes useable for dispensing.
• Properly enters prescriptions in the computer.
• Fills and labels medications for dispensing.
• Performs auto-refill activities including maintaining computer records, talking with CHA/P’s on the phone, properly typing prescription labels, and filling and labeling prescriptions.
• Maintains statistics on various pharmacy activities.
• Performs quality improvement/control procedures as required.
• Attends mandatory training, shares knowledge with staff, and helps train new staff as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Must pass basic math quiz.
• Pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Past work experience should include customer service and/or detail-oriented positions.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to speak Yup’ik is preferred.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Benefits

• Generous PTO – starting at 4.5 weeks per year, accrued over time
• Eleven paid holidays
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement plans
• Employee Wellness Center
• Plus more!

Pay

Minimum hourly pay: $20.46

Schedule

• Full-time (80 hours per week)
• 40 hours per week