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Float Pharmacy Technician

UnitedHealth Group

Troy, NYFull-time$16–29/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$16–29/hr
Location
Troy, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Float Pharmacy Technician supports Genoa Healthcare pharmacies by dispensing prescriptions and performing clerical duties under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist. The role serves locations in Troy and Albany, New York, and includes inventory and supply tasks, prescription processing, and assisting with pharmacy compliance. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServicePrescription DispensingPharmacy Inventory ManagementMedication Order ProcessingVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Qualifications

Reliable TransportationNew York Pharmacy Technician LicenseNational Pharmacy Technician Certification3+ Years Pharmacy and Prescription Data Entry Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Requisition number: 2394886

Job category: Pharmacy

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Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better. People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner. Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans. Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care.

Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group's family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We seek a Float Pharmacy Technician to support all functions of the Genoa mental health pharmacy, primarily through dispensing medical prescriptions and performing necessary clerical duties while under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm with lunch from 1:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: 2431 6 th Ave., Suite P, Troy, NY 12180 and 260 S Pearl St. Albany, NY 12202

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide exceptional customer service to all consumers and clinic

  • Fills prescription orders and makes them available for verification under direct supervision of the registered pharmacist

  • Orders, receives, and stores incoming pharmacy supplies

  • Receives and processes wholesaler medication orders

  • Verifies medication stock and enters data in computer to maintain inventory records

  • Works with the Pharmacist to assist in the pharmacy functions and keeping the pharmacy in compliance with all federal and state requirements

  • Performs various clerical duties relating to the department

  • Communicates with strong professional verbal and written communication skills

  • Other duties as assigned

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:

  • Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays

  • Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account

  • Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage

  • 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Education Reimbursement

  • Employee Discounts

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Employee Referral Bonus Program

  • Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active and unrestricted Pharmacy Technician license in the state of New York

  • National Pharmacy Technician Certification

  • 3+ years of pharmacy and prescription data entry experience

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $16.00 to $29.00 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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How this job compares

Set against the 13,547 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$16–29/hr
  • New York median$19–28/hr676 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–27/hr10,751 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $22.50/hr, is close to the New York median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 718 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in New York and 13,547 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,620 postings).
Education
201 of the 13,547 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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