Compounding Pharmacy Technician

Are you looking to make a difference? Are you looking to experience an interesting niche of retail pharmacy practice without some of the traditional retail pharmacy headaches? We are a growing, independently-owned retail pharmacy that specializes in the practice of compounding. We serve patients and providers through customized medicine.

This is a laboratory-centric position requiring the employee to spend the majority of the day on their feet in a laboratory setting, preparing prescriptions from scratch through weighing/measuring ingredients, mixing, and utilizing various types of equipment. We are closed on weekends, weeknights, and major holidays.

Job responsibilities include:

• Non-sterile compounding (working with hazardous and non-hazardous drugs in a laboratory setting while following a formula to produce creams, liquids, capsules, suppositories, troches, rapid dissolve tablets, pet treats, and other various dosage forms)
• Utilizing equipment and devices (balances, mortars, pestles, electronic mixers, ointment mills, hot plates, tube sealers, capsule machines, convection ovens, etc.) to produce the finished compound
• Packaging the finished compound in various types of containers and dispensers
• Washing compounding labware
• Cleaning and maintenance of workstation, laboratory, and other areas of the pharmacy
• Inventory control/monitoring
• Counting pills, tablets, capsules and placing them in a container
• Ensuring compliance with applicable pharmacy laws and regulations
• Fielding incoming phone calls from patients and doctors
• Entering patient, prescription, and drug information into a computer.
• Running a cash register
• Providing excellent customer service with enthusiasm, friendliness, and efficiency
• Maintaining pharmacy records
• Retrieving messages from company voicemail and email inboxes
• Producing prescription labels and formula worksheets from a computer
• Effectively and concisely communicating with patients via our texting program
• Checking-in pharmacy orders
• Preparing shipping labels for finished orders
• Packaging and labeling finished orders that need to be shipped

Previous experience in a pharmacy setting is preferred. Applicant must be registered with the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician trainee by June 28, 2026 in order to work as a pharmacy technician in Pennsylvania. Applicant must be motivated, organized, attentive to detail, and eager to learn about this interesting niche of retail pharmacy practice. A friendly, positive personality that is comfortable working in a team environment is required. Applicant should be comfortable with performing various mathematical calculations (multiplication, division, percentages, converting grams to milligrams or milligrams to grams, etc.); Applicant must have, at a minimum, a high school diploma (or equivalent).

This position requires availability to work 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday (four 10-hour days from 7am-530pm with a rotating weekday off or five 8-hour days). The pharmacy is closed on weekends, weeknights, and major holidays.

Projected Starting Hourly Pay Rate: $17.50-20.00/hr

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• health insurance (employee pays 25% of their monthly medical premium and 100% of any add-ons)
• participation in company's Simple IRA plan
• paid holidays
• discounts on pharmacy merchandise
• annual bonus
• 120 hours paid-time-off annually (earned on an accrual basis). After 5 years, paid-time-off allowance increases to 160 hours annually. After 15 years, paid-time-off allowance increases to 200 hours annually.
• Ability to earn extra paid-time-off throughout the year (based on attendance and dependability) and roll unused sick time over to the following year as additional vacation time.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.50 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Pharmacy technician: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Wyomissing, PA 19610 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $20