Certified Pharmacy Technician - Springfield, MO

Company Description

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.

Walmart truly stands out as the best place to build a career from the ground up. No other company can rival our combination of making a massive impact and our culture of promoting from within, from entry-level roles all the way to executive positions. Thanks to our unique mix of career pathways, perks, and pay, you can craft just about any career you dream of here, no matter where you start or what you aspire to achieve. 

Job Description

Walmart Central Fill Pharmacy is a specialized type of pharmacy that focuses on processing and dispensing of prescriptions for multiple retail pharmacy locations within a region.  Unlike a traditional pharmacy, Central Fill is full of automation allowing prescriptions to be filled fast and accurately, but the best part of Central Fill pharmacy is taking care of our patients in the community. While we are not patient facing, our job provides retail pharmacies the ability to spend much deserved time providing clinical services and education to the communities they serve.

We’re looking for Certified Pharmacy Technicians to support operations at our new Central Fill Pharmacy in Springfield, MO.

Location: 3176 N DRURY LN, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802-0902, United States of America
 
Salary:

• The starting pay is $24.00/hr.
• $2.00/Hr. differential for the 2nd shift.

Schedule/Availability:
4-day workweek consisting of four 10-hour shifts. Sunday availability is required and candidates without Sunday availability will not be considered.

• 1st Shift: 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM (availability required between 5:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
• 2nd Shift: 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM (availability required between 3:00 PM – 3:00 AM)

Schedules are assigned based on business and production needs and may vary.

 Job duties:

• Maintains and tracks medication inventory by sorting placing and storing freight in appropriate locations restocking and replenishing medication in appropriate location reporting low stock levels ensuring stock rotation on a first in first out basis to assist in shrinkage control performing inventory cycle counts assisting with physical counts for inventories creating reports using inventory information systems and monitoring prescription inventory for expired pharmaceuticals.
• Supports facility with reporting and paperwork to ensure productivity and pharmaceutical integrity by entering and modifying pharmaceutical data on system and forms processing and submitting paperwork creating and maintaining documentation for example files manuals forms records supplies and communications for example memos correspondence identifying and resolving discrepancies in record or files preparing reports of pharmacy activities and inventory for example state board mandated testing of counting devices and informing management about incorrect or inefficient processes and improper service procedures.
• Promotes and maintains the pharmacy professional reputation and delivers pharmacy products and services to patients in accordance with local state and federal laws and corporate policies and procedures by assisting the pharmacist in the prescription fulfillment process stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers handling claims and returns completing maintaining and securing paperwork forms and other required documentation and maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
• Ensures fulfillment of pharmacy prescriptions under the supervision of a pharmacist in an automated central fill pharmacy in order to maintain a continuous and consistent workflow to meet daily production and quality goals by using the scanner to identify and select pharmaceutical product and quantity for prescription orders verifying the size and strength of the product before processing order verifying display for pack and quantity entering expiration date and lot numbers labeling prescriptions weighing medication for accuracy of quantity counting or pouring medication for prescription orders preparing packages and distributing medications in a fast paced production environment and replenishing automated counting machines.
• Maintains quality ac