Step into the vital role of Dispensing Pharmacy Technician I at Empower and become a cornerstone of health care delivery. In this dynamic position, you are more than a technician; you are a lifeline to the patients who depend on us for their medication. Your responsibilities will include the meticulous preparation, packaging, and dispensing of pharmaceuticals, ensuring every prescription is handled with precision and care.

Collaborating closely with pharmacists and healthcare professionals, you will play a critical role in the seamless operation of our dispensing department. This role offers a unique blend of technical skill and operational excellence, providing you with the opportunity to directly impact patient health and wellness.

If you are passionate about patient care and looking for a role where your work makes a real difference, join our team at Empower. Here, every dose dispensed is a step toward a healthier community. Your commitment to excellence and drive to improve lives will find a fulfilling home with us.

• Assists the pharmacist in preparing and dispensing prescription orders.
• Performs all pharmacy duties, including accurately refilling previous orders, dispensing medications, and maintaining pharmacy records.
• Possesses a thorough understanding of medications.
• Ability to read and understand prescriber orders for compounded medications.
• Labels and fills prescription bottles with prescribed medications.
• Checks pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory levels; anticipates needed medications and supplies; places and expedites orders; removes outdated drugs; puts away drugs throughout the day in an orderly manner to assure area is organized.
• Maintains production standards and levels.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The employee is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employee must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. This position also requires the occasional extra hours on given workday or weekend to ensure business goals are met on short notice.

• Accurate data entry skills.
• Flexible and proactive to meet varied patient and company needs.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Capable of calculating dosages by performing subtraction, multiplication, and division across all units of measurement, including whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, as well as computing rates, ratios, and percentages.

Key Competencies

• Customer Focus: Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer centric solutions.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and objectives.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands of different situations.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Values

• People: Our people define who we are as a company, and we believe that understanding and addressing the needs of our team, clients, and community is fundamental to fostering a culture of support and growth.
• Quality: Quality stands at the core of our mission, reflecting our commitment to excellence in every medication we produce.
• Service: We are here to serve others. Every interaction with our patients, providers, employees and other stakeholders comes from a place of service.
• Innovation: By continuously exploring new methodologies and embracing technology, we ensure that every solution we offer is at the forefront of pharmaceutical care.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be registered with the Texas Board of Pharmacy as a Certified Pharmacy Technician or Trainee.
• Minimum one year of pharmacy experience or healthcare related experience preferred.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel).

We offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, well-being, and future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications. Learn more: https://careers.empowerpharmacy.com/benefits/