Pharmacy Technician - Woodinville, Bothell, Everett, Monroe, Duval, Redmond, WA Details

Pharmacy Technician - Woodinville, Bothell, Everett, Monroe, Duval, Redmond, WA

UnitedHealth Group - Woodinville, WA

Employment Type : Full-Time

The more you do, the more you learn. And as you learn you find new doors opening that challenge you to bring your best. Here at OptumRX , we've earned the trust of more than 64 million people who rely on us for the prescription drugs that improve their health and lifestyles. When you join us, you'll be part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies where you'll have some of the best training and tools in the world.

As a Pharmacy Technician , you'll be responsible for retrieving medication from stock, counting and packaging orders for pharmacist review, maintaining work stations with adequate supplies, removing outdated products from shelves, assisting with inventory replenishment, and maintaining par levels of pre-packaged auxiliary items. Occasionally you may be asked to reach out to patients for customer service calls as well as making inquiries on orders shipped.
Working Schedule : This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work our 8 hour shift schedule during our normal business hours of (8:00am - 5:30pm). It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime or weekends.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Process and fill prescription orders in preparation for pharmacist verification
• Some packing and shipping of completed prescription orders to patients
• Maintain drug inventory and automated dispensing units
• Replenish work station supplies for filling prescriptions as needed (includes vials, caps, labels, etc.)
  

This role is equally challenging and rewarding. You'll need to work within multiple computer systems simultaneously as you respond to questions or provide specific medication details / clinical information. It's a fast paced, high volume environment where our members are counting on us to deliver these important, sometimes life-saving medications in an accurate and efficient manner.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma / GED or higher
• Current State of Washington Pharmacy Technician License (CPhT)
• Experience navigating through Microsoft Excel
• You will be asked to perform this role in an office setting or other company location.
• If you need to enter a work site for any reason, you will be required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener. When in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are required to wear a mask in common areas, In addition, employees must comply with any state and local masking orders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharmacy / prescription data entry experience
• National Pharmacy Technician Certification
• Previous experience working in a mail order setting
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and cooperation skills
• Competent in basic mathematical equations with different forms of measurements, whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Proficient computer and organizational skills with the ability to focus on workload and achievement of both production and quality objectives
  

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Ability to stand for up to 8 hours with intermittent breaks
  

UnitedHealth Group is an essential business. The health and safety of our team members is our highest priority, so we are taking a science driven approach to slowly welcome and transition some of our workforce back to the office with many safety protocols in place. We continue to monitor and assess before we confirm the return of each wave, paying specific attention to geography-specific trends. We have taken steps to ensure the safety of our 325,000 team members and their families, providing them with resources and support as they continue to serve the members, patients and customers who depend on us.

Some of the steps we've taken to ensure employee well-being include:

• Launched our ProtectWell app and UnitedCARES program to help ease the burden and stress for our UnitedHealth Group team members and their immediate family affected by COVID-19
• Daily updates from our CEO Dave Wichmann to support and inspire team members during this challenging time
• Onsite social distancing and increased sanitization measures for employees who have been welcomed back to our offices
• Fully cover the COVID-19 healthcare costs for our employees
• Employees who self-identify as high risk or who live with someone who is high risk have been asked to remain working from home
  

You can learn more about all we are doing to fight COVID-19 and support impacted communities: click here .

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Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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