About this role
This Pharmacy Technician II role supports the pharmacist by handling prescription preparation and filling, inventory management, and processing product returns. The technician works evening hours in the pharmacy distribution center using automation such as automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carousels while ensuring regulatory and company compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist pharmacist with daily pharmacy operations
- Operate automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carousels for inventory fulfillment
- Verify medication deliveries and accuracy
- Maintain inventory, segregate look-alike, sound-alike medications, and rotate stock for expiration control
- Report automation equipment issues to the System Automation Technician
Technical Overview
The role operates and maintains competency with automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carousels for inventory control, loading medications, reconciling return bins, and monitoring stock-outs. It also supports central fill workflows including unit dose packaging, blister card packaging, sterile IV compounding, and medication order entry.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a Pharmacy Technician II who is licensed in Massachusetts and has hands-on experience operating automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carousels. They are comfortable preparing and filling prescriptions, maintaining pharmacy inventory, processing product returns, and performing medication safety tasks like segregating look-alike, sound-alike medications and rotating stock for use before expiration.
Must-Have Skills
Massachusetts pharmacy technician license requiredcompetency in the use of automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carouselsfilling prescriptions as permitted by State Boards of Pharmacy (implied by responsibilities)maintaining pharmacy inventoryprocessing product returnssegregating look-alikesound-alike medicationsmonitoring outdates and rotating stock to ensure use before expirationmedication order entrycompliance with regulatory and company guidelines
Nice-to-Have Skills
PTCB certifiedor ability to obtain certification preferred
Tools & Platforms
automated dispensing machines (ADMs)carouselspharmacy information management systemsystem automation technician supportpharmacy system
Required Skills
preparation of and filling of prescriptionspharmacy inventoryprocessing product returnsautomated dispensing machines (ADMs)carouselsunit dose packagingblister card packagingsterile IV compoundingmedication order entrylook-alikesound-alike medicationsstock-out monitoringoutdate monitoringmedication rotation for use before expiration
Hard Skills
preparation of prescriptionsfilling of prescriptionspharmacy inventoryprocessing product returnsorder fulfillmentcompliance with regulatory and company guidelinestaking pharmacy inventoryverifies receipt of medication deliveriesreviewing deliveries for accuracyautomated dispensing machines (ADMs)carouselsunit dose packagingblister card packagingsterile IV compoundingmedication order entryloading medications from restock lists into automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carouselsempties and reconciles ADM return binssegregating look-alikesound-alike medicationsloading new inventory items into ADMs and carouselsremoving items deleted from inventory in ADMs and carouselsmonitoring ADM and carousel stock-outsresolving stock-outs in a timely mannerreporting automated dispensing equipment issues to the System Automation Technicianmonitoring medication supply for outdatesrotating stock to ensure use before expirationmaintaining knowledge of and abiding by all applicable pharmacy laws and regulationscompetency in use of automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carouselscommunicating with customers for timely and accurate order fulfillment
Soft Skills
communicationcustomer communicationtimely and accurate order fulfillment coordinationability to follow compliance guidelinesprofessionalism
Certifications
Required
Massachusetts pharmacy technician license
Preferred
PTCB certification (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board)
Keywords for Your Resume
Pharmacy Technician IITechnician IIHealth Systems Pharmacyevening shift40 hours per week1:30pm-10:00pm3:30pm-12:00amMonday - Fridayrotating weekends and holidaysMassachusetts pharmacy technician license requiredPTCB certifiedPharmacy Technician Certification Boardpreparation of and filling of prescriptionspharmacy inventoryprocessing product returnsautomated dispensing machines (ADMs)ADMscarouselsunit dose packagingblister card packagingsterile IV compoundingmedication order entrylook-alikesound-alike medicationsstock-outsoutdatesuse before expirationSystem Automation TechnicianMassachusetts pharmacy technician licensePharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Deal Breakers
Must have a Massachusetts pharmacy technician license, Must be able to demonstrate competency with automated dispensing machines (ADMs) and carousels
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