Job Overview:  

The Central Fill Pharmacy Technician assists the Pharmacy Manager and/or Staff Pharmacists in a fast-paced environment with processing and filling prescriptions, record keeping, communicating with stores, working with and maintaining robotics, and ensuring that all prescriptions are packaged and toted to meet delivery times.  The position is also responsible for maintaining accurate inventory and assisting with inventory management and ordering. This role requires computer operation of the pharmacy dispensing system and Microsoft Office, accuracy in filling prescriptions and robotics, and product knowledge common medications. To be effective in this position you must have the ability to communicate with store teams and other employees. Candidates need to able to work both independently and as a team. Furthermore, the Pharmacy Technician must maintain and follow all board of Pharmacy regulations as well as store and Pharmacy department policies and procedures. Knowledge of pharmacy operations is preferred for this position. Must be organized, be able to work on a number of tasks at one time with minimum supervision. The incumbent must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities:   

• Assists the pharmacist in filling prescriptions
  • Manually fill prescriptions and maintain knowledge of drug names
  • Maintain robotics including filling automated cells with appropriate medications and performing basic maintenance
  • Ensure accuracy of prescription filling, prescription sorting and packaging, tote sorting, and tote manifesting
  • Maintains accurate records
  • Ensures confidentiality of all patient and pharmacy records
  • Assists with measuring dosages and labeling containers
  • Order, check-in, and stock prescription medications
  • Process prescription returns or cancellations
  • Resolve medication and processing issues via the pharmacy processing system
• Responsible for accurately processing prescription orders through ensuring accuracy and product knowledge
  • Maintains familiarity with all product, product location and bottle location
  • Maintains knowledge of store locations, order cutoff times, and tote pickup/delivery times
• Ensures positive relations with staff and store teams
  • Properly communicates with store teams to resolve issues
  • Provides prompt and courteous communications
  • Assists store teams with questions and refers teams to the Pharmacist when appropriate
• Performs department receiving and stocking
  • Fills, rotates and straightens shelf stock
  • Properly maintains ends and displays
  • Pulls back stock
  • Verifies invoices with product received and fills necessary paperwork for discrepancies
• Miscellaneous responsibilities include:
  • Assists in ordering
  • Pulls bottles of drugs for Pharmacists to fill prescriptions
  • Assists in staging, packing of prescriptions for redistribution to pharmacies
  • Organizes and cleans
  • Maintains Board of Pharmacy regulation
  • Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.
  • Loading and transporting totes using a pallet jack to the loading area and assisting drivers with loading and unloading vehicles.

Job Requirements:  

• Ability to communicate through two-way verbal and written communication (speech, hearing and writing).
• Ability to operate and use as needed various office equipment (personal computer, telephone, fax).
• Ability to work extended hours, including weekends and evenings.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to write and see things in close proximity (reading distance).
• Ability to comprehend written and verbal communication.

Physical Environment:

• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.
• Willing and able to perform tasks which include pushing, pulling, grasping, and lifting with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willing and able to carry up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• This position requires extensive walking throughout the building multiple times a day.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.