Mail Order Pharmacy Technician II

Pharmacy Technician

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Location: Onsite 1170 Berkshire Blvd Wyomissing, PA 19610

Hours: Full-time; pharmacy hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 7:00am-5:00pm EST. Shifts are 8 to 10 hours. Minimum $24/hr.

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.

Education

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 preferred. PA Registered Pharmacy Technician license or Pharmacy Technician Trainee license is required. For further information, please consult the state board of Pharmacy.

Skills and Knowledge

• 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

What Cencora Offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Value Apothecaries Inc