About Astria

The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington’s wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.

 

Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.  

 

Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health’s unique view on what’s important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.

 

Astria Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our team! This is a day shift position with the hours of 7:30am - 4:00pm with a rotating schedule that does include weekends and holidays.

 

What you get to do every day!

 

The Pharmacy Technician assists in performing manipulative, nondiscretionary functions associated with the practice of pharmacy under the immediate supervision and control of a licensed pharmacist. You will:

 

Handles and selects medications appropriately and accurately for distribution to patients as described in the pharmacy’s ancillary utilization plan; Has work checked and verified when required by the pharmacist. Prepares medications for distribution to patients including sterile and non-sterile compounding of hazardous and non-hazardous medications; Has work checked and verified when required by the pharmacist. Assists with the ordering, delivery, and tracking of medications within the facility, including medication storage and inventory management. Answer the pharmacy phones, and greet people at the door(s) of the pharmacy and throughout the hospital in a courteous and professional manner. Maintains medication records according to the hospital policies, state and federal rules and regulations and other governing bodies. Performs non-discretionary reviews, audits, and inspections and reports to the pharmacist. Performs other duties as assigned Collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries. Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.

 

This is what you bring to the role.

 

High School Graduation or equivalent Current Washington State Pharmacy Technician LicenseOral and written fluency in the English language.

 

This position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.