Pharmacy Veterinary Technician

The Pet Emergency and Specialty Center of Marin (www.pescm.com) is looking for a Full Time Pharmacy Technician to join our wonderful client service and medical teams. This is a Full-Time position with set work schedules: (3) 12-hr shifts with four consecutive days off, including differential pay for overnight and/or weekend shifts.



Why PESCM: We are not your typical veterinary hospital.
PESCM is run by managers who have been with the hospital for a decade or more, all promoted from within. We are former nurses and client service staff who understand what employees need, because we’ve been there ourselves: predictable schedules, regular time off, competitive pay, generous benefits, and a nurturing yet professional environment that fosters your growth and success.
We know the winning recipe is making a space for you to do good work and be part of the special kind of team unique to veterinary medicine, where the only way to combat compassion fatigue is to take care of each another.

About PESCM:  PESCM, located in San Rafael, is the only 24/7 veterinary hospital in Marin County, with specialties in Internal Medicine, Oncology, Surgery, Neurology, Cardiology, Urgent Care, Emergency, Radiology, and Critical Care. Our mission is to serve pets and people by continually pushing to improve our medicine, our service, our communication, and ourselves.

About the Job: Pharmacy technicians are responsible for the management of medication distribution, overseeing the pharmacy log, answering incoming phone calls from outside pharmacies and clients, and providing drug information and education to the clients. The primary responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician are to assist the medical teams with serving customers and maintaining the Pharmacy department. The incumbent is required to perform all tasks in a safe manner, consistent with federal & state pharmaceutical laws.

How you'll make a difference:

• Follow hospital’s general policies and protocols.
• Prepare and fill medications for both outpatients and hospitalized patients where permitted by state law.
• Perform computer entry of prescription information including but not limited to: patient search, prescriber search, drug selection, prescription interpretation & entry, insurance billing and basic problem resolution.
• Retrieve the appropriate medication from inventory where permitted by state law.
• Create prescription labels and put them on prescription containers where permitted by state law.
• Assist with maintaining the Pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order.
• Assist with drug inventory control and management, following all state and federal laws regulating drugs by class and handling protocols.
• Follow appropriate hospital protocol for filling controlled substances.
• Explain medications with the owners to assure they understand the doctor’s instructions using excellent customer service skills.
• Check prescription refill line, keeping daily log of requests and filling prescriptions daily.
• Pharmacy technicians should be skilled in answering the phone and have basic knowledge of computer and fax functions.
• Manage the pharmacy log and ensure that refill requests are handled in a timely manner.
• Assist the front desk as needed during downtime.
• Special projects as assigned during downtime.

What you will bring:

• Veterinary industry background and experience with prescription medications
• Will be expected to learn basic medical terminology
• Must be efficient, friendly, courteous, and helpful to all clients and coworkers, in all situations
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be able to prioritize and multi-task to optimize efficiency
• Must be proficient with computers in order to enter appropriate charges in EzyVet
• Will maintain a clean and professional appearance at all times
• Must understand and support the Hospital’s mission and overall direction.

Schedule: Friday through Sunday, 7:00am - 7:30pm

Compensation: $25.00-$27.00/hr

Benefits of working with us:
We offer desirable alternative work schedules, a competitive bay area wage and comprehensive benefits plan to include medical/dental, 401k, paid time off, scrub allowance, generous Pet Benefit Plan, Continued Education opportunities, and Commuter benefit, as most of our staff travel from outside of Marin County, often passing other specialty practices!

Location: 90