
Certified Pharmacy Technician I, Retail Pharmacy, Full Time, Day
Paramus, NJFull-time$22.99–28.74/hrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Certified Pharmacy Technician I assists pharmacists with pharmaceutical preparation, distribution, and record keeping. The role also provides technical pharmacy services in the department, designated satellites, service areas, and patient care areas. Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, pharmacy technician certification, and be registered or eligible for registration. College courses and two to three years of pharmacy technician experience are preferred.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
No required work experience specified.
Minimum Education Required
HS_DIPLOMA
License(s) Required
No
Expected Start Date
10/30/2026
Compensation
$22.99 - $28.74 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First Shift (Day)
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
To assist the pharmacist in pharmaceutical preparation, distribution, and record keeping functions of pharmaceutical supplies and perform a variety of technical pharmacy services in the Department, designated satellites, and service and patient care areas.
EDUCATION:
High School diploma or equivalent. College courses preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
Two to three years pharmacy technician experience preferred.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Must possess or be eligible for pharmacy technician registration. Pharmacy technician certification required. Ability to perform work accurately with attention to detail within specified time periods. Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff. Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule. Ability to set priorities and solve problems. Ability to respond quickly to emergency requests. Effective communication skills (orally and in writing). Ability to assist in meeting the pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Job Location
Luckow Pavilion
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Benefits
Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans
Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
Retirement Plan
Tuition Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities
Salary
Joining Valley Health System means becoming part of a dedicated team that values the highest quality of care in a supportive environment. In our commitment to high performance and reliability, we encourage and recognize exceptional individual performance through our industry leading compensation practices including a starting salary and benefits in accordance with your role, experience, education, and licensure. Actual individual salaries vary depending on these factors. The salary listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.
Pay Range: $22.99 - $28.74 (per hour)
EEO Statement
Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
JR7063
Job Type
Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 13,601 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$22.99–28.74/hr
- New Jersey median$18–28/hr377 hourly ranges
- US median$18–27/hr10,822 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25.87/hr, is 13% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the top quarter of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 385 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in New Jersey and 13,601 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Walgreens161 open
- CVS Health130 open
- Walmart31 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; 4,780 of the 13,601 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 3, 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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