Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Job Description

The Prosperity of Elko!
The Community – Elko, Nevada
Elko is a vital, busy and prosperous town located between Salt Lake City and Reno and offers a great selection of goods and services. Private housing is available in Elko as well as many rental opportunities. We have our own community college, regional airport, train station, 2000+ hotel rooms, 400+ RV spaces, 50+ restaurants including several excellent Basque restaurants, and 200+ retail stores including Wal-Mart, Kohl's, Office Max and Home Depot. Although Elko boasts all the modern conveniences, much of the west remains alive here today. Elko offers an ideal location, a prime business climate and quality of life unmatched by any other. Elko has been voted the Best Small Town in America. The population of Elko County is 55,166. This part of Nevada offers over 300 days of sunshine a year with warm dry days in spring, summer, and fall, along with crisp sunny winters.

Take a closer look at what can be experienced in Elko here!

Airport Information: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Better known as the gateway to and from the Reno-Tahoe region, you can visit the people and places you love with the convenience that has always been the RNO. Over 130 arrivals and departures happen here daily, supported by 11 airlines serving our region with the most nonstop options available in our history to get to your destination.

For more information about the airport, check out their website here!

About the Facility – Elko Service Unit
The Elko Service Unit is one of the leaders in quality care for the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service. Many of our Government Performance Results Act indicators were the highest of all of the Phoenix Area , as well as the nation. Due to the considerable distance from our other Service Unit communities, our clinic primarily provides care to members of the Te-Moak Bands. The number of patients registered at our Service Unit is 11,215 representing four colonies; Battle Mountain, Elko, South Fork, and Wells.

Facility Address: 515 Shoshone Circle, Elko, NV 89801

Pharmacy Tech - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• Will provide a broad range of professional assistance related to outpatient services.

• Fill prescription orders
• Reconstitute and compound medication orders based on patient care needs and following Service Unit policies and procedures.
• Fill clinic and ward drug supply orders
• Maintain inventory of stock and I.V. bulk solutions
• Prepackage medication into unit-of-dispensing sizes
• Clinic and ward inspections
• Dispense medication refills
• Other related duties as assigned
• Shall participate in training and competency activities, including:
  • Annual safety and infection control
  • Other mandatory training as assigned

Pharmacy Technician - REQUIREMENTS

• Must possess an active certification from either the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) or from the National Healthcare Association (NHA) as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT).
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• College-level training experience is desirable but not required.
• MUST be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.

KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

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