Pharmacy Technician

Red River Animal Emergency Hospital and Referral Center was established in 2005 as North Dakota’s first dedicated Veterinary Emergency Hospital. Over the years RRAEH’s passion to serve its veterinary community has led to non-stop growth of our staff, facility, and level of patient care. Even as we continue to grow, we work hard to make sure every employee is valued and heard, that we are always pushing ourselves to grow and learn, and that we are providing the best patient care and customer service! RRAEH strives to provide the highest level of medicine for our veterinary community while creating a pleasant and fulfilling work environment for our team. Our hospital was founded by local veterinarians and remains that way, with many of our owners working side by side with you in our hospital. We are currently a team of 95 plus employees who are dedicated and passionate about veterinary medicine. In the last few years, we have expanded to open our Referral Center which has created space for additional specialties so that we can better serve our veterinary community. We currently staff Specialists in Emergency and Critical Care, Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Oncology. We are proud of our hospital, our staff, and our community, and we are excited about the opportunity of having you work with us!

The Pharmacy Technician is a new position at RRAEH and one that we feel will be an integral member of the veterinary team and hospital. The Pharmacy Tech will be working closely with our veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and support staff in caring for our patients. This role will include job duties such as preparing and distributing medications, managing refills, inventory management, and more. We are looking for someone motivated and forward-thinking to help us establish and grow this new position.

Since this is a new position at RRAEH the following may not be all-encompassing of what the Pharmacy Technician may be responsible for. The Pharmacy Technician will receive and fill all in-house prescriptions for emergency, surgery, internal medicine, and oncology and distribute them as needed. The ideal candidate has strong organizational skills and a commitment to patient safety and care.

• Process prescription orders and ensure all information is complete and accurate

• Select the appropriate medications and accurately measure dosages to fill prescriptions

• Sort, stock, label medication, and monitor inventory (Assisting our Inventory Manager)

• Accurately calculate drug dosages, concentrations, and quantities

• Manage prescription requests in our EMR (EzyVet) and online RX requests through Chewy.com

• Undertake administrative tasks as assigned

• Comply with all security measures and quality standards

• Knowledge of pharmacy law and medical terminology

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

• Outstanding organizational skills

• Reliable with a keen eye for detail

• Communicate effectively with clients and other healthcare professionals within and outside of our hospital

• Maintains neat, organized work areas to ensure accurate filling of prescriptions

• Performs housekeeping duties within the pharmacy department

• Follows all company policies relating to loss prevention

• Able to maintain flexibility in new or changing work roles and the modification of job responsibilities as required

Salary: Starting wage up to $23 an hour (more with experience)

Schedule: This position includes weekends and holidays. Some rotation/flexibility is required. This is a full-time position requiring 36 to 40 hours a week.

• Health Care Benefits – Medical is partially paid for by RRAEH (Blue Cross Blue Shield Platinum), dental & vision options available
• 401k Retirement Plan with match
• Pet Care Discounts/Pet Food Discounts
• Scrub Allowance
• CE Allowance and frequent in-house CE opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO
• Shift Differential of $5 an hour (between 8pm and 6am)
• Reimbursement of licenses and specialty dues

• Pharmacy Technician Certification in ND (Required)