
Retail Pharmacy Tech Trainee FT Days
Mason City, IAFull-timePosted 1w agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Job overview
MercyOne is hiring a Pharmacy Technician Trainee to learn medication-order preparation and processing under pharmacist and licensed technician supervision while studying toward certification. The role includes sterile and non-sterile compounding, regulatory compliance, patient and colleague service, and department support. The schedule is rotating day shifts, with shifts varying between 8:00 AM–4:30 PM and 10:00 AM–6:30 PM.
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Full job description
Employment Type: Full timeShift: Day Shift Description: At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.
MercyOne North Iowa is the largest provider of health care services in our region, and we are proudly the largest employer in Cerro Gordo County. Our hospital is a private, not-for-profit health care center, licensed for 346 beds, which serves more than 400,000 inpatients and outpatients each year. In addition, MercyOne North Iowa is a teaching institution. We conduct a Family Medicine Residency, Internal Medicine Residency, Cardiology Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and a School of Radiologic Technology. MercyOne North Iowa is a clinical training site for approximately 500 students from 127 different colleges enrolled in programs for medical laboratory, nursing, paramedic, rehabilitation, medical assistants, pastoral services, physicians and many other medical fields.
Job Description Want to learn more about MercyOne North? Click here: MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Pharmacy Technician Trainee.
As a Pharmacy Technician Trainee at MercyOne, while studying towards certification, within limits of current training, and under the direct supervision of a Registered Pharmacist and general supervision of a Licensed Technician, the Pharmacy Technician Trainee will:
- Learn how to prepare medication orders, including both sterile and non-sterile compounds. processing physician medication orders to ensure medications are promptly, accurately, and safely delivered.
- Ensure all work meets regulatory compliance standards as related to the Pharmacy, Pharmacy Automation, Billing, and Inventory, USP 795 / 797.
- Provides courteous, cooperative, and timely service to patients, visitors, and colleagues.
Schedule:
- Days; Rotating shifts; vary 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM or 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM
General Requirements:
- Complete ASHP didactic learning modules as assigned.
- Achieve a passing score on all quizzes and test related to ASHP didactic learning.
- Complete all experiential learning activities as assigned.
- Provides customer service to medical professionals.
- Follows all policies and procedures to allow for effective and efficient patient care.
- Actively participate in department daily huddles.
- Under the direct supervision of a Registered Pharmacist or Licensed Pharmacy Technician: Prepares, packages, and distributes medication orders per physician/pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures, and protocols. Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies according to established policies and procedures Contributes to effective and quality operation of the department. Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation; files documentation; answers telephone and pneumatic tube; and handles cash transactions. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Education:
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Education: Currently in High School, High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
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Registration: Registration with the State of Iowa as a pharmacy technician (or technician trainee if awaiting certification) upon hire and prior to starting position within the pharmacy.
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Pharmacy Technician Certification: National certification must be acquired and maintained from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), or the National Health career Association prior to the expiration date of a Pharmacy Technician in Training registration. (can be obtained at any point after starting work and prior to expiration date of technician trainee registration)
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Skills: Basic aptitude for 8th grade math along with good written and verbal communication will be assessed at the initial interview.
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Pharmacy Tech Trainee will be required to complete the 400 hours of training program.
Colleagues of MercyOne Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!
Visit MercyOne Careers to learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at MercyOne Health System circle of care.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 13,642 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$47–72K/yr212 salary ranges
- Iowa median$18–28/hr99 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 239 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Iowa and 13,642 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health (this employer)50 open
- Walgreens40 open
- Hy-Vee Food Stores37 open
- Experience
- Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,651 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,743 of the 13,642 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (35%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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