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Pharmacy Technician Outpatient

Kaiser Permanente

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Location
Antioch, CA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California Pharmacy Technician LicenseOutpatient Pharmacy Technician Exam

Job overview

Under the direction of a licensed pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician Outpatient performs packaging and other non-discretionary tasks, including removing drugs from stock, counting, pouring or mixing pharmaceuticals, and labeling and packaging products. The role requires a California pharmacy technician license, a high school diploma or GED, and completion of Kaiser’s outpatient pharmacy technician training program and test within 60 days after starting.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Pharmaceutical PackagingDrug Stock RemovalPharmaceutical CountingPharmaceutical MixingPharmaceutical LabelingDrug Forms and Dosage StrengthsGeneric and Trade NamesPharmaceutical Laws and RegulationsPharmaceutical TranscriptionTypingPharmacy Computer SystemsPharmacy Equipment OperationVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationPresentation SkillsStandingBending and StoopingLiftingReaching

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDCalifornia Pharmacy Technician LicenseOutpatient Pharmacy Technician ExamKaiser Outpatient Pharmacy Technician TrainingEnglish Communication SkillsLabor Management Partnership Environment3 Years Experience

Full job description

Job Summary:

Under the direction of a licensed Pharmacist, may perform packaging, manipulative, repetitive, and other non-discretionary tasks, including removing drugs from stock; counting, pouring, or mixing pharmaceuticals; placing product into a container; affixing label(s) onto container; packaging and repackaging.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Performs packaging, manipulative, repetitive, and other non-discretionary tasks.

  • Removes drugs from stock.

  • Counts, pours and mixes pharmaceuticals.

  • Places products in container and affixes labels onto containers.

  • Performs packaging and repackaging tasks.

  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

  • Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.\

Grade 360

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

  • N/A

Education

  • High School Diploma/GED.

License, Certification, Registration

  • Pharmacy Technician License (California)

Additional Requirements:

  • Must be able to either type 30 WPM or 6,000 KPH.

  • Requires successful completion of the Outpatient Pharmacy Technician qualifying exam.

  • Candidate must complete the Kaiser Outpatient Pharmacy Technician Training Program and pass the test no later than 60 days after start date.

  • Working knowledge of current drug forms, dosage strengths, and generic & trade name, and traditional equivalents.

  • Knowledge of Federal & State laws/regulations regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services.

  • Ability to read, understand and transcribe pharmaceutical information.

  • Must possess verbal and written English-speaking communication skills.

  • Ability to learn and operate pharmacy computer system and other equipment.

  • Must be able to learn and operate pharmacy computer system and other equipment.

  • Must be able to stand for long periods of time with frequent bending/stooping/lifting or reaching.

  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

  • Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.

  • Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3 years experience preferred.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Pharmacy Technician Outpatient

LOCATION: Antioch, California

REQNUMBER: 1450600

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 13,567 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$47–72K/yr216 salary ranges
  • California median$20–29/hr737 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 814 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in California and 13,567 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 2,594 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,794 of the 13,567 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 4, 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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