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$26.25hr
contract job
Greensburg, PA 15601
Your impact: By supporting safe, accurate medication workflows, you help pharmacists focus on patient care and help patients get the service they need.
Responsibilities
- Receive prescription and medication requests; enter information accurately and use medical and pharmacological terminology to support clear communication.
- Assist with compounding medications, including sterile IV admixture procedures, using aseptic technique and following IV infusion and IV compounding protocols.
- Apply pharmaceutical calculations and support medication administration workflows under pharmacist direction.
- Provide responsive patient service and customer service while maintaining patient confidentiality.
- Follow drug regulation, applicable laws, and established procedures; escalate questions or concerns to the pharmacist.
Experience
- Pharmacy technician experience and familiarity with pharmacy software and data entry are valuable.
- Experience in hospital pharmacy, hospital settings, acute care, critical care, clinical pharmacy, community pharmacy, or long-term care (LTC) pharmacy is welcome.
- Knowledge of patient care, pharmaceutical calculations, compounding, and sterile procedures is helpful.
- Basic life support (BLS) knowledge or certification is preferred where relevant to the role.
- Applicants should be prepared to follow applicable state healthcare regulations and state and federal pharmacy laws.
Pay: Up to $26.25 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Application Question(s):
- state pharmacy tech licensed?
- 1+ year recent pharmacy tech experience?
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
- Walgreens744
- CVS Health736
- Optum118
- Walmart91
- Kroger71
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services122
- Insurance39
- Retail28
- Education24
- Distribution & Wholesale16
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in pharmacy technician jobs.
- Active PTCB or ExCPT national certification
- State pharmacy technician license or registration where required
- Experience with pharmacy dispensing software such as Rx30, QS/1, or PioneerRx
- Knowledge of prescription processing, drug interactions, and insurance adjudication
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Ability to accurately count, measure, and label medications under pharmacist supervision
Tips for Your Pharmacy Technician Job Search
Tailor your resume to the setting
A retail pharmacy resume and a hospital pharmacy resume are not interchangeable. Highlight dispensing volume and POS system experience for retail roles, and shift to sterile compounding, IV admixture, or clinical software like Pyxis for acute care positions.
List every certification you hold
PTCB and ExCPT certifications belong at the top of your resume, not buried in a credentials section. Many applicants also hold immunization administration training or sterile compounding certifications that hiring managers actively filter for, so name them explicitly.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists pharmacy technician openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by practice setting
Pharmacy technician roles vary more by setting than by title. Decide whether you want retail, hospital, specialty, compounding, or mail-order work before you search, then filter accordingly so you spend time on openings where your existing experience is actually relevant.
Prepare for drug knowledge and scenario questions
Most pharmacy technician interviews include questions on common drug names, look-alike sound-alike errors, or how you would handle a prescription discrepancy. Review your top drug classes and practice walking through a real error-prevention scenario before the interview.
Negotiate shift differentials, not just base pay
Pharmacy technician compensation often differs significantly by shift, especially for overnight, weekend, or on-call coverage. When evaluating an offer, ask specifically about differential rates for non-standard hours before accepting, since that can change your effective take-home meaningfully.
Pharmacy Technician Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most pharmacy technicians?
The companies hiring the most pharmacy technicians right now include Walgreens, CVS Health, and Optum, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Florida, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is consistent across both retail chains and health system pharmacies.
How many pharmacy technician jobs are remote?
About 15% of pharmacy technician openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, which is lower than most professional roles because most positions require physical presence in a dispensing environment. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote options are mail-order pharmacy processing, prior authorization support, and telepharmacy technician roles.
How do you become a pharmacy technician?
You typically need a high school diploma, followed by on-the-job training or a formal pharmacy technician program at a community college or vocational school. After completing training, most candidates sit for the PTCB or ExCPT national certification exam. Many states also require you to register or obtain a license before working, so check your state board of pharmacy requirements before applying.
Can you get hired as a pharmacy technician with no experience?
Yes, many retail pharmacy chains hire entry-level pharmacy technicians and provide on-the-job training before you sit for certification. Highlighting customer service experience, any coursework in biology or chemistry, and a willingness to complete certification within a set timeframe all strengthen an application with no direct pharmacy background. Roles labeled trainee or technician-in-training are specifically designed for candidates starting from scratch.
What does the pharmacy technician interview process look like?
Most pharmacy technician interviews start with a phone screen covering your availability, certification status, and general experience. An in-person or video interview follows, typically with the pharmacy manager, and includes scenario-based questions about handling prescription errors, difficult customers, or insurance rejections. Some hospital or specialty pharmacy roles add a skills assessment or a brief background check before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to pharmacy technician jobs?
You can find and apply to pharmacy technician jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your experience and preferred setting, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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