Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Pharmacy Technician Are you licensed as a Pharmacy Technician? If so, the Division of Correctional Health Services is seeking to higher an individual with good attention-to-detail to work under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.

Please Note:

An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant successfully passing a DHHS background check, pre-employment drug testing, and a Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) background screening.

• Preparing, maintaining, and organizing unit dose cubies for our automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis) and canisters for our pharmacy filling machine/robot (DOSIS)
• Entering/typing prescriptions in our pharmacy software
• Filling prescriptions manually
• Receiving and verifying delivery of daily orders from wholesalers
• Preparing and mailing prescriptions to patients at alternative locations, cleaning equipment and work areas
• Coordinating with nursing in problem solving issues concerning patient prescriptions
• Ordering and maintaining inventory of medications, both virtually and physically, including controlled substances to ensure their security
• Cleaning, sterilizing, and/or disinfecting areas and/or equipment.
• Training new pharmacy staff

• Must be licensed as a Pharmacy Technician
• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Experience working as a Pharmacy Technician

• Four 10-hour shifts per week

The Division of Correctional Health Services has a mission of improving the lives of staff and individuals who are incarcerated and promoting public safety by delivering safe and effective integrated healthcare.

• Licensure as a Pharmacy Technician
• Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. working at great heights, working in extreme outdoor weather conditions, being subject to possible physical attack, etc.
• Work requires physical exertion. May require the ability to stand; walk over rough surfaces; bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.
• An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant successfully passing a DHHS background check, pre-employment drug testing, and a Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) background screening.

The State of Utah offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. FMLA General Notice:
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