The pharmacy team at Samaritan Health Services is looking for a Traveling Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in medication preparation and labeling activities. Other duties include performing a broad range of technical support functions under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. This position is eligible for a $3.00 per hour float differential to be paid on hours worked. Travel will be between Samaritan Hospital Pharmacy sites in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast.
Samaritan Health Services pharmacies are staffed by experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are the area’s leading experts on thousands of medications. They make important decisions that help optimize a patient’s drug therapy and are dedicated to patient care.
As a Pharmacy Technician, you are required to hold a high school diploma or equivalent, as well as either an unencumbered Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician License or be currently enrolled as a first year PharmD student in good standing with an accredited pharmacy school and current unencumbered Oregon Board of Pharmacy Intern license. Successful completion of Medical Pharmacy Technician course is preferred.
Thousands of your friends and neighbors make up Samaritan Health Services. We’re a not-for-profit network of hospitals, clinics, health services and health plans caring for more than 250,000 residents in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast. We work together to provide innovative medicine and world-class quality in a way that supports the values of the communities we serve. That includes caring for all people, regardless of your ability to pay.
Important knowledge, skills and abilities for this position are listed below:
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WALK – INCLINE SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec) KNEEL (on knees) LIFT (Overhead: 54″ and above) 0 – 20 Lbs REACH – Upward |
CLIMB – STAIRS WALK – LEVEL SURFACE ROTATE TRUNK Standing LIFT (Knee to chest: 24″-54″) 0 – 20 Lbs BEND FORWARD at waist PUSH (0 – 20 pounds force) PULL (0 – 20 pounds force) |
SIT STAND LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0″-36″) 0 – 20 Lbs LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54″) 0 – 20 Lbs CARRY 1-handed, 0 – 20 pounds CARRY 2-handed, 0 – 20 pounds ROTATE TRUNK Sitting REACH – Forward |
MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists FINGER DEXTERITY PINCH Fingers GRASP Hand/Fist |