Pharmacy Technician, Licensed – Med Room Assistant

Maricopa County

Certified Pharmacy Technician ensuring compliance with DEA regulations and collaboration with nursing teams in Maricopa County Jails. Organizing and maintaining medication workflows across multiple clinics.

Posted 7/18/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $22 - $29 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing medication workflows, ensuring compliance with DEA and Arizona State Board of Pharmacy regulations, and collaborating effectively with healthcare teams. Proficient in inventory management, medication reconciliation, and maintaining accurate documentation.

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Pharmacy Technician CertificationMedication ManagementInventory ReconciliationCompliance with DEA RegulationsCollaboration with Healthcare Teams

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Hard Skills

Medication ReconciliationInventory ManagementControlled Medication HandlingMedication OrderingDocumentation Accuracy

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Pharmacy Management Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

Pharmacy Technician CertificationArizona State Board of Pharmacy License

Industry Keywords

DEA Compliance340B MedicationsPublic Health ImmunizationsMedication WorkflowsMaricopa County Jails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure compliance with DEA and Arizona State Board of Pharmacy regulations regarding handling controlled and non-controlled medications
Work with a team of nurses and pharmacy technicians to ensure that medications are received from an off-site pharmacy and organized/maintained at each of the medical clinics within the 6 Maricopa County Jails
Collaborate with nursing teams, providers, and medication supply team to enhance medication workflows and troubleshoot medication-related problems
Manage medication, scan medications into the clinic from pharmacy vendor
Reconcile and receive medications, inventory clinic stock, and monitor for outdated medications
Order stock medications as needed to maintain established clinic PAR level
Assist clinic nurses with patient-specific medication refills, returns medications, and accurately document findings and processes
Manage controlled medications for all CHS clinics by ordering replacement stock to maintain clinic par level, destroy abandoned patient-specific medications, audit all controlled medication sign-out sheets for compliance, monitor methadone sign-out sheets and shift counts to ensure clinics are within DEA guidelines
Work with contracted pharmacy to reduce fiscal waste of non-returnable medications, manage and record destruction of unused 340B medications
Manage the distribution and accountability of immunizations supplied by Public Health to ensure compliance with the Vaccines for Adults program
Maintain medications on provider cart by ordering replacement stock when needed and replacing outdated medication
Assist with medication transfer between clinics when needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Current, unrestricted Pharmacy Technician certification and license issued by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy
High School Diploma or GED
Experience as a licensed Pharmacy Technician in a retail or wholesale setting

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work with a greater purpose
Tuition reimbursement
Exceptional work-life balance
Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club , dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring an 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1