Pharmacy Technician

Description

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan with 6% Match 

Tuition Reimbursement

 

 

Job Purpose: This is a technical position that works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and helps the pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients and consumers. The Pharmacy Technician supports pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.

 

Reporting Relationships

Reports To: Manager Pharmacist

Direct Reports: No direct reports

 

Essential Job Functions:

(Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.)

 

• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
• Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges.
• Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service training seminars and conferences as required.
• Works in partnership with the quality department to develop appropriate measures in support of program outcomes.
• Participates in department quality planning activities, (e.g. continuous improvement, Logic models, performance metrics, etc.,)
• Performs special assignments and or projects as assigned

 

 

Required Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure and Credentials: (Where appropriate, education and/or experience may be substituted)

 

Minimum Required Education: High School Diploma/GED required

 

Minimum Required Experience:  Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a pharmacy setting

 

Required License – Certification – Registration:

Issued By Governing Body (if applicable):  Board Pharmacy Technician certification is desirable

 

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities:

• Must have high attention to detail and strong mathematical skills.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Effectively communicates complex ideas and instructions both verbally and in writing.
• Experience with the FrameworkLTC pharmacy computer system is preferred.
• Experience working in a long term care or mail order facility is preferred.
• Experience working with those with severe and persistent mental illnesses is desirable.
• Previous experience in providing health care services to the disabled is desirable.
• Understanding of the prescription billing process from adjudication through reconciliation is desirable.
• Previous experience with pharmacy automation including system interfaces desirable.

 

Physical Requirements, Visual Acuity, and Work Conditions:

 

Physical Requirements: This position works in a fast paced office setting and frequently utilizes various office equipment including, but not limited to, a personal computer, multi-line telephone, fax machine, office copier. On occasion must be able to push/pull/lift/move objects weighting at least 10 pounds. Ability to stand for long periods of time. Ability to perform repetitive fine motor skill based tasks.

 

Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal.

 

Working Conditions: None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

                              

This is a general outline of the essential functions of this position and shall not be construed as an all-inclusive description of all work requirements and responsibilities that may be inherent in this position. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by the designated work leader(s). All requirements are subject to change over time. 

 

Qualifications