Pharmacy Technician - Retail Pharmacy

General Information:

Job title: Pharmacy Technician

Schedule: Full-time, 80 hours per pay period; Rotating 8 hour shifts, scheduled between 8:00am and 7:00pm (rotation of 8 hour shifts)

Weekend rotation: Rotation required; minimum every 5th Saturday - 8:00am-1:00pm

Holiday rotation: Paid Holidays (Closed most holidays.)

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Technician position performs many pharmacy-related functions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and performs all administrative functions of the department that do not require professional judgment or extensive technical training.

Position Responsibilities

• Assist patients who are dropping off or picking up prescription orders.
• Enters prescription refills into the computer.
• Creates a profile of the patient's health and insurance information in the computer or updates the patient's profile.
• Verifies that the customer receives correct prescription(s) at point of sale.
• Completes daily distribution center medication orders, places orders on shelves, and verifies all associated paperwork.
• Communicates with the Pharmacy Assistant to perform additional purchasing and special inventory control activities, placing orders where approved.
• Assists the pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions, leaving dispensing container and bulk container for pharmacist verification.
• Prepares the pharmacy inventory.
• Screens telephone calls for the pharmacist.
• Compounds oral solutions, ointments, and creams.
• Prepackages bulk medications.
• Packages and labels unit dose drugs under supervision and final appraisal of the pharmacist.
• Maintains knowledge of loss prevention techniques.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Adhere Pack Input Technician Duties - as needed

• Processing adhere pack refills every month or if indicated, every 90 days.
• Ensuring profit margins and working rejections to ensure payment.
• Close monitoring of Adhere pack patients profiles to ensure medication accuracy and adequate refills.
• Contacting prescribers via fax or by phone to obtain refills for patient.
• Running reports to ensure adequate stock for Adhere pack patients.
• Ordering medications through the drug distributors.
• Monitoring adhere pack patient charge accounts.
• Reporting delinquent accounts to pharmacy manager.
• Communicate with adhere pack patients regarding bills, issues, or any other information regarding their medications.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Pharmacy Technician certification required within 12 months of hire date.
• Pharmacy technician registration is required or applied for prior to starting employment.
• 1+ years related work experience required.
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail required.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Intermediate to expert proficiency with computers is required.
• Knowledge of drugs, maintaining a sterile field, and handling hazardous materials.
• Strong quantitative and analytical competency.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication, oral and written communication, and problem-solving skills.