Pharmacy Technician

Job DetailJob Title:Pharmacy Technician / Pharmacy Tech Trainee Underfill Department:60002-UConn Health Pharmacy Services Inc. Location:Farmington FTE%:1 Shift1st Search #:2026-567 Closing Date:01/12/2026 Recruiter:Alexander, Donna Additional Links: Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation. These values define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a Pharmacy Technician/Trainee to our growing UConn Health Pharmacy Services team. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for customer and patient experience, we want to hear from you THIS IS AN UNDER-FILL OF PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING PERIOD AND ACQUIRING REQUIRED CREDENTIALS, INCUMBENT MAY BE PROMOTED TO PHARMACY TECHNICIAN. Incumbents must be willing to train and obtain required pharmacy technician DCP license and PTCB board certification within 2 years of employment, extensions of an additional six months to one year may be considered on a case-by-case basis. At UConn Health, this class is accountable for receiving on the job training in all areas of the functional operation of the Pharmacy Department including assisting in a variety of methods and procedures in the labeling, dispensing, distribution of drugs and formulations and clerical recordkeeping duties. This position will work in the UConn Health Pharmacy Services, Inc. located at the Exchange 270 Farmington Avenue, Suite 108 Farmington, CT. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the close supervision of a licensed pharmacist. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: PHARMACY TECHNICIAN: KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Position requires candidates to be registered with the Department of Consumer Protection as Pharmacy Technician Must be a Board-Certified Pharmacy Technician (PTCB). PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINEE: KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Ability to perform basic mathematical computations and clerical tasks; ability to follow basic instructions; ability to communicate effectively with others. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING PHARMACY TECH TRAINEE: General Experience: Graduation from high school or completion of an equivalent program. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents in this class may be required to travel. Incumbents must be able to walk and stand for working hours. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Currently licensed in CT as Pharmacy Tech or Pharmacy Intern. WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents in this class may have significant exposure to communicable and/or infectious diseases and risk of injury from assaultive and/or abusive patients and may be exposed to disagreeable conditions and may be required to do some lifting. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Receives training in procedures for stocking and maintaining inventory in stockroom supply cabinets, distribution of floor stock to patient units, delivering, labeling and packaging of drug orders and prescriptions; assists pharmacist in formulation of sterile product for reconstitution, hyperalimentation solution and formulation programs, preparation of intravenous admixtures and unit dose medications from patient medication profile; keeps records; picks up medication orders from various supervisors offices and returns completed orders to respective units; checks all items for integrity and expiration charts; maintains all work areas in a clean and orderly fashion; attends training programs; performs related duties as required. SCHEDULE: Full time 80 hours every two weeks, primarily days, 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, flexibility to cover days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays as assigned to support departmental needs, 30-minute unpaid meal break.