Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician AvaMed Inc is a healthcare staffing agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities/CDCR. At the moment we are in urgent need of a pharmacy technician to take on a full-time assignment at the correctional facility located in Sacramento, CA. Position details: full-time location: Sacramento, CA schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm rate: $18-$20/hr status: W2/traveler Job description: a. Receive prescription/medical orders b. Obtain information on new patient/youth to establish patient medical profile, such as diagnosis or desired therapeutic outcome, allergies, adverse reaction(s), and medical history c. Assess prescription/medication order for completeness, correctness, authenticity, and legality d. Enter prescription information onto patient/youth profile e. Calibrate equipment needed to prepare or compound the prescription/medication order f. Compound medications for dispensing according to prescription formula or instructions g. Measure or count finished dosage forms for dispensing h. Record preparation of medication in various dosage forms i. Record preparation of controlled substances for dispensing j. Package the preparation k. Prepare and affix label(s) and auxiliary label(s) to container(s) l. Perform intermediate checks of the prescription/medication order during processing m. Maintain drug and supply inventory and inventory records n. Deliver medication to clinics/nursing staff and organize medication m. Review pharmacy stock for expired drugs n. Assist pharmacist-in-charge, pharmacist, or designee to identify and resolve problems that arise with patient/youth therapy; and o. Other duties as assigned If you are interested please submit your resume and we will reach out to you ASAP.

Created: 2026-03-05