Veterinary Pharmacy Technician

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Location: OakVet Animal Specialty Hospital, Oakland, California
Job Type: Full-Time

About Us:
Join our dynamic healthcare team in a fast-paced hospital setting dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care. We are seeking a skilled and organized Pharmacy Technician to support our diverse medical departments, including Emergency, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Oncology.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prescription Management:
• Accurately fill prescriptions for in-hospital patients and outpatient visits across various hospital departments.
• Facilitate prescription refills, including communication and coordination with external pharmacies as needed.
• Client Communication:
• Maintain effective communication with healthcare providers and clients to ensure seamless pharmacy service delivery.
• Inventory Management:
• Stock and maintain pharmacy supplies to ensure medication availability at all times.
• Conduct weekly physical counts of CUBEX systems and manage inventory of controlled substances.
• Log incoming Schedule II-V (CII-CV) medications into the main supply.
• Controlled Substances Oversight:
• Maintain and monitor controlled drug logs using systems like CUBEX and ezyVet.
• Perform weekly CURES reporting and assist with CUBEX maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Resolve discrepancies, balance controlled substance logs, and manage biennial controlled drug inventory.
• Drug Disposal:
• Manage proper drug disposal procedures and oversee reverse drug disposal processes.
• Compounding and Ordering:
• Order compounding pharmacy-controlled drugs as needed to maintain inventory levels.
• Collaborate closely with the Inventory Manager to manage stock and submit DEA 222 forms when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a hospital or clinical pharmacy setting preferred
• Familiarity with CUBEX and ezyVet systems is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle controlled substances responsibly.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency in inventory management and regulatory compliance.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative, supportive environment.
• Be part of a dedicated team making a difference in patient care.
• Pharmacy Duties-Accurately filling prescriptions for all departments within the hospital (Emergency, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Cardiology, and Oncology) for in-hospital patients and outpatient visits.
• Facilitating refills, including but not limited to calling out to outside pharmacies
• Client communication
• Pharmacy Stocking
• Inventory of controlled substances
• Maintain and monitor controlled drug logs weekly (CUBEX and ezyVet)
• Weekly physical count of CUBEX
• Maintain adequate controlled drug inventory levels to ensure supply is always available.
• Compounding pharmacy controlled drug ordering as needed
• Weekly CURES reporting
• Assist with CUBEX maintenance
• Ordering and submitting 222 forms as needed
• Biennial controlled drug inventory
• Resolve discrepancies and troubleshoot as needed
• Balancing of controlled substance logs
• CURES reporting
• Cubex report discrepancies
• Manual inventory counts for oral controlled drugs
• Logging incoming CII-CV meds into the main supply
• Manage drug disposal
• Manage reverse drug disposal
• Work closely with the Inventory Manager to manage pharmacy stock

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.00 - $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Pet insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to undergo a background check and drug screening as part of the hiring process?

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Oakland, CA 94607 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Oakland, CA 94607: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person