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Pharmacy Technician

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CHRISTIANSBURG, VAFull-time$22–23/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$22–23/hr
Location
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

State Pharmacy Technician License, required

Job overview

Pharmacy Alternatives is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician for its closed-door pharmacy in Christiansburg, Virginia. The role supports long-term care and senior living clients in a non-retail environment, preparing, labeling, and packaging medications and assisting with pharmacy operations. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with rotating weekends. Long-term care pharmacy experience is desired.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Medication Preparation, requiredMedication Labeling, requiredNon-Sterile Compounding, requiredPharmacy Data Entry, requiredInventory Management, requiredMedication Recognition, requiredComputer Operation, requiredMedical Terminology, requiredOral Communication, requiredAttention to Detail, requiredGoal Orientation, requiredTeamwork, requiredLong-Term Care Pharmacy, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent, requiredState Pharmacy Technician License, requiredPharmacy Setting Experience, required

Benefits

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

Full job description

Our Company

Pharmacy Alternatives

Overview

Pharmacy Alternatives is hiring a full time Pharmacy Technician in Christiansburg, VA~

Join our closed-door pharmacy team where you’ll work in a non-retail environment, dedicated to meeting the pharmaceutical needs of long-term care and senior living clients. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional service and high-quality care, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team committed to making a difference!

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 9am-6pm

rotating weekends

Benefits and perks for you!

  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

  • Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)

  • Tuition discounts & reimbursement

  • 401(k)

  • Company Paid Time Off*

  • Shift Differential

  • DailyPay

  • Pet Insurance

  • Employee wellness and discount programs

  • Benefits may vary by employment status

Responsibilities

How YOU will benefit:

  • Supportive team with room to work independently

  • Ongoing training and career growth

  • Advancement opportunities in a growing company

  • Referral bonuses

  • We cover Pharmacy Technician license fees (new hires & current staff eligible)

As a Pharmacy Technician you will:

  • Fill prescription items and package medications for dispensing and delivery.

  • Accurately label products, including cautionary and auxiliary labels.

  • Prepare medications, including non-sterile compounding (liquids, powders, ointments, etc.).

  • Enter patient and prescription data into the computer system to generate labels.

  • Participate in pharmacy inventory management, including checking stock and removing expired medications.

  • Handle returned medications per protocol (credit or destruction).

  • Communicate professionally with internal and external customers.

  • Assist with onboarding and training new pharmacy staff.

  • Perform specialized tasks such as:

  • Working in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room.

  • Operating automated machines to prepack medications.

  • Mixing IV medications and sanitizing IV room/equipment.

  • Servicing facility-based dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow).

  • Perform other pharmacy support tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

Required:

  • High School diploma or equivalent.

  • Pharmacy Technician license as required by state

  • Experience in a pharmacy setting and medical terminology.

  • Ability to operate a computer; recognize and identify medications.

  • Detail oriented; goal oriented, team player, and effective oral communication.

Desired:

  • Long Term Care pharmacy experience.

*Position will be posted for a minimum of 7 business day

About our Line of Business

Pharmacy Alternatives®, an affiliate of PharMerica, is a specialized pharmacy provider focused on serving individuals with cognitive or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Pharmacy Alternatives offers long-term pharmacy solutions specializing in serving special-needs populations who live in intermediate care facilities, waiver homes, group homes, assisted living, supported-living or foster care. Our state-of-the-art approach includes packaging technology specially designed for the population we serve and electronic medication management that helps people live their best lives. For more information, please visitwww.pharmacyalternatives.com. Follow us onFacebook (https://www.facebook.com/pharmacyalternatives) andLinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/pharmacy-alternatives-llc) .

Salary Range

USD $22.00 - $23.00 / Hour

BrightSpring Health Services, and our family of brands, provides equal employment opportunity

Job LocationsUS-VA-CHRISTIANSBURG

ID 2026-200954

Line of Business Pharmacy Alternatives

Position Type Full-Time

Pay Min USD $22.00/Hr.

Pay Max USD $23.00/Hr.

How this job compares

Set against the 13,332 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$22–23/hr
  • Virginia median$18–27/hr348 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–27/hr10,627 hourly ranges

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

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 390 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Virginia and 13,332 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,609 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,550 of the 13,332 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (34%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Pharmacy Technician jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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