Pharmacy Technician - Part Time - Evenings (2:30pm to 11:00pm EST)

AI overview

Prepare and package specialty medications while ensuring accurate delivery and collaborating with pharmacy staff to support patient care.

Specialty Pharmacy Technician or Sr. Pharmacy Shipping Clerk

Evening Shift: Monday–Friday, 2:30 PM–11:00 PM EST, with occasional Saturdays as needed.


Job Purpose

Join a fast‑paced, mission‑driven specialty pharmacy team where your work directly supports patients and clinics nationwide. In this role, you will prepare orders containing temperature‑sensitive and specialty medications, ensuring each shipment is packaged accurately, handled safely, and delivered exactly as promised. You will collaborate closely with liaisons, pharmacy staff, and common carriers to maintain exceptional service and reliability.

With endorsement from the pharmacy manager, you may also elect to participate in the pharmacy technician training program—an excellent opportunity to grow your career.


Key Responsibilities

  • Verify that each prescription order matches the medication listed on the delivery ticket.
  • Process prescriptions through the POS system and charge the appropriate payment method.
  • Package orders using the correct supplies based on medication requirements.
  • Enter shipping information with precision into UPS WorldShip and Dynamex.
  • Track shipments and confirm successful delivery.
  • Investigate delivery issues and communicate findings to the appropriate staff.
  • Review incomplete delivery slips and request clarification as needed.
  • Organize packages based on delivery type for efficient workflow.
  • Deliver clinic‑administered medications to other on‑site pharmacies.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

Experience & Education

Required Licensure / Certification

Candidates must be state‑registered as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee or Pharmacy Technician.
If additional licensure is needed, applicants must commit to obtaining it within an agreed‑upon timeframe. Continued employment is contingent on meeting state requirements.

Experience

  • 0–12 months of experience welcomed.

Education

  • High school diploma or GED required.

Skills & Qualities for Success

  • Strong interpersonal and phone communication skills.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
  • Ability to quickly learn additional software programs and extract relevant data.
  • Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and reliability.
  • High integrity, strong quality focus, and empathetic communication style.
  • Energetic, motivated team player with excellent listening and problem‑solving skills.
  • Ability to maintain strict discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive health information.

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Shields Health Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

At Shields, we pride ourselves on our culture of inclusion and kindness and the difference we make in patients' lives every day. We are tremendously proud to be certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ four years in a row. In 2022, we were awarded US Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials™ & Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™. Improving lives and elevating performance are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why more health system leaders trust Shields to elevate access, outcomes and growth within specialty pharmacy — delivering value throughout the entire health system. Leveraging our proven Shields Performance Platform – we deliver the financial results that health systems demand and the superior outcomes patients deserve. With the foremost leaders in specialty pharmacy on our team; proven success partnering with more than 70 health systems; and a vested interest in delivering measurable results – we are the partner health systems trust to transform their specialty pharmacy into a powerful growth engine and elevate performance where it matters most. Shields Health Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  

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