Pharmacy Technician - Astoria, OR

Company: Optum
Location: Astoria
Posted on: June 24, 2025

Job Description:

$3,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS "A Day in the Life" video Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better. People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner. Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans. Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care. Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group's family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We seek a Pharmacy Technician to support all functions of the Genoa mental health pharmacy, primarily through dispensing medical prescriptions and performing necessary clerical duties while under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist. Location: 115 W Bond St Astoria, OR 97103 Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm PST with lunch from 12:00pm to 1:00pm PST Primary Responsibilities: * Provide exceptional customer service to all consumers and members of the clinic staff * Receive, prepare and fill prescription orders and makes them available for verification under direct supervision of the registered pharmacist * Orders, receives and stores incoming pharmacy supplies * Receives and processes wholesaler medication orders * Verifies medication stock and enters data in computer to maintain inventory records * Works with the Pharmacist to assist in the pharmacy functions and keeping the pharmacy in compliance with all federal and state requirements * Performs various clerical duties relating to the department * Communicates with strong professional verbal and written communication skills * Prepare orders for delivery via mail * Other duties as assigned What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include: * Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays * Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account * Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage * 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan * Education Reimbursement * Employee Discounts * Employee Assistance Program * Employee Referral Bonus Program * Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.) * More information can be downloaded at: http://uhg.hr/uhgbenefits (http://uhg.hr/uhgbenefits) You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: * Active and unrestricted Pharmacy Technician license in the state of Oregon * Access to reliable transportation and valid US driver's license Preferred Qualifications: * National Pharmacy Technician Certification * 1 years of pharmacy technician experience * Long term care pharmacy experience * Retail pharmacy experience * Inventory management experience PLEASE NOTE The sign-on bonus is only available to external candidates. Candidates who are currently working for UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare or a related entity in a full time, part time or per diem basis ("Internal Candidates") are not eligible to receive a sign on bonus. The salary range for this role is $ 16.00 to $ 28.85 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. RPO RED By applying, you consent to your information being transmitted by Get It to the Employer, as data controller, through the Employer's data processor SonicJobs. 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