Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

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

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. To learn more about the agency, please click HERE
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• 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.