Pharmacy Tech

Location Address:
4580 Paradise Blvd NWAlbuquerque, NM 87114-4105

Compensation Pay Range:
Minimum Offer $17.46Maximum Offer $25.95

Summary:
Build your Career. Make a Difference.
Presbyterian is seeking a skilled Pharmacy Technician who, under the supervision of a pharmacist, supports safe and efficient medication distribution. This role is responsible for filling medication orders, prepackaging and compounding pharmaceuticals, replenishing inventory, delivering medications, and performing essential clerical tasks that keep pharmacy operations running smoothly.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system
Type of Opportunity: PRNFTE: 0.00Job Exempt: NoWork Shift: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

As a Pharmacy Technician II , you will support safe and efficient medication distribution by assisting with the preparation, packaging, and delivery of medications under pharmacist supervision. You will help maintain accurate inventory, ensure proper handling of medications, and perform essential operational and clerical tasks that keep pharmacy workflows running smoothly across inpatient and outpatient areas .

• Perform all non-sterile medication ordering, preparation, and dispensing activities.
• Fill medication orders for inpatient and outpatient areas.
• Use pharmacy technology systems such as Pyxis, Pharmogistics, and CII Safe.
• Compound, label, repackage, and prepare non-sterile medications and unit-dose packaging.
• Prepare medication carts, trays, and kits.
• Handle non-sterile hazardous medications safely and follow proper waste and disposal procedures.
• Maintain required records for controlled and non-controlled substances.
• Deliver medications and supplies to patient care units and ancillary areas.
• Answer phones and respond to routine questions and issues.
• Monitor medication stock, remove outdated items, and ensure storage meets manufacturer requirements.
• Adhere to the Department Compliance Plan for controlled substances.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Specialized, short-term training in the areas of pharmacy law, practices standards, terminology, pharmacy math, drug preparation, dosage forms and trade/generic names.
• Pharmacy Technician National Certification through exam or transfer required.
• Active New Mexico Board of Pharmacy. Pharmacy technician license required.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

We're all about well-being, starting with yours.
Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

Learn more about our employee benefits.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

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