Certified Pharmacy Technician, PRN Various (Retail)
- PRN / per diem
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open pharmacy technician jobs in Georgia post a median of $22.83 an hour, the middle half $21.64–$25.27, across 22 jobs that state their pay. Pharmacy technicians employed in Georgia earn a median of $20.15 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Workplace injuries
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta reported 301 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 10,487,514 hours worked: 5.7 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 49 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
Medicare gives Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center 4 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Georgia's hospitals average 2.9). 73% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Georgia hospitals by rating.
What Georgia requires of a pharmacy technician
Pharmacy Technician registration, from the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.
- Training: No training course required; applicant must be enrolled in high school, or hold a high school diploma, a GED, or a postsecondary degree.
- National certification: Not required. The Board recognizes only PTCB certification or the NHA ExCPT, and a certified applicant submits the certificate.
Pharmacist and pharmacy technician jobs in our research
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- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.91x · Clicks 42
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 78.0% · Stating an hourly rate 74.6%
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About the job
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
Various (United States of America)
Hours: PRN Days -Technicians will work various shifts covering normal operating hours. Monday - Friday 7a-8p, Saturday 10-6 & Sunday 11-5.
Job Summary
Assist the pharmacists in providing quality pharmaceutical care to all patients by performing technical duties in the pharmacy department, working under the supervision of the Pharmacist. Duties include retrieving prescription orders, counting, pouring, measuring and weighing tablets and medications, mixing medications, selecting the proper prescription container, creating prescription labels, maintaining patient profiles, completing cash register transactions, answering phones, taking inventory of over-the-counter medications, being aware of the latest medicines and their availability.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Prescription Filling:
*Data Intake from Patients must be able to acquire the necessary information needed to properly fill a prescription. Must be thorough in obtaining all the legally required data information mandated by law to successfully and legally fill prescriptions.
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*Prescription processing- Must be able to utilize the existing computer software program to aid in processing prescriptions. Knowledge in dealing with third party payers and solving issues related to electronic adjudication. Must be able to accurately record prescriptions dispensed. Must be able to contact physicians and benefits providers as necessary to process a prescription. Must be able to complete third-party insurance forms and other paperwork.
Cash handling
- Must be capable of completing cash transactions with customers. Must be capable of using POS equipment, credit card processing machines as well as cash transactions. Must be able to run end-of-day reports from the POS cash register and do proper business closing procedures.
Telephone transactions
- Must be courteous with the telephone transactions, must be able to represent the business well over the phone. Must have good telephone communication skills.
Other Duties:
*Provides a professional and confidential environment for customers on all occasions
*Helps Ensure compliance with all Federal and State rules and regulations that pertain to the scope of practice of a retail pharmacy.
*Inventory and stock prescription and over the counter medications and supplies.
*Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
*Must be able to generate reports from the pharmacy computer system
*Must be knowledgeable with pharmaceuticals and OTC items. Must properly prepare/compound ointments, and creams, etc. Must be aware of the latest medicines and their availability.
Product knowledge
- Must be knowledgeable with pharmaceuticals and OTC items. Must properly prepare/compound ointments, and creams, etc. Must be aware of the latest medicines and their availability.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education:
High school graduate Required or
GED Diploma from an accredited program. Required
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
- Cert Pharmacy Tech
- Registered Pharmacy Tech
Additional License(s) and Certification(s)
Must be licensed by the State of Georgia.
Upon Hire Required
Required Minimum Experience
Exposure/experience in all phases of retail pharmacy operations.
Required and
Experience in a retail pharmacy setting including exposure to retail pharmacy operations, data entry into pharmacy software system, purchasing/inventory control, controlled substance documentation, data intake from customers, and good customer service skills. Preferred
Required Minimum Skills
Minimal typing skills.
Basic computer skills.
Good oral communication skills.
Good mentoring skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Ability to lift a minimum of 30 pounds.
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work - and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
From Wellstar Health System's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Wellstar Health System
Wellstar Health System is a not-for-profit health system in Georgia with 13 (source: Wellstar Health System, About Wellstar) hospitals (2,866 (source: Wellstar Health System, About Wellstar) licensed beds), 32 (source: Wellstar Health System, About Wellstar) urgent care locations and 329+ (source: Wellstar Health System, About Wellstar) medical offices. Source: Wellstar Health System, About Wellstar
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