Pharmacy Technician

Responsibilities

• Receives electronic prescriptions, weekly batches or refill requests and accurately and efficiently fills the prescriptions under the direction of the Pharmacist.
• Performs pharmacy tasks such as handling, counting, mixing, and packaging medications.
• Selects and imports orders for automation equipment dispensing, prints labels, and maintains order management to dispense prescriptions.
• Operates and monitors robotic machines that dispense medications.
• Affixes minor edits to record correct dispensing quantity and manufacturer NDC used to dispense prescription order.
• Prepares blister packs.
• Prepares and stages pharmaceutical supplies and drugs in the correct bins for delivery.
• Performs reclamation duties.
• Uses pharmacy software to check and record data about prescriptions.
• Maintains proper storage and security conditions for the drugs.
• Cleans and helps to maintain equipment and work areas.
• Receives, stores and logs inventory and returns (upon Pharmacist approval), verifies quantities against invoices, and informs supervisors of stock needs or shortages.
• Remains aware of expiry dates and rotates stock to avoid dispensing out of date products.
• Acts as a liaison between our customers and their providers and our pharmacy, receives and triages incoming phone calls and messages to answer questions, fill prescription orders or handle other requests to ensure that clients have a positive experience.
• Establishes and maintains patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients, and uses our advanced proprietary software system to document medication care plans.
• Uses pharmaceutical technician expertise to ensure compliance, efficiency, and quality of operations.
• Participates in company quality initiatives, recognizing opportunities for improvements and reporting quality assurance issues.
• Secures information in accordance with the privacy and security guidelines of the Company and applicable regulations such as HIPAA.

Qualifications

• Education: HS diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: Must be 18+ years of age. Prior experience in a pharmacy environment, preferred. Prior pharmacy technician experience, preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate at effectively and professionally through written, verbal, and interpersonal skills as applied when interacting with employees, clients, or agency representatives; successfully conveying and exchanging information in a positive manner.
• Adept at problem-solving and conflict resolution.
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple priorities without sacrificing quality.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Excellent typing/data entry accuracy with good speed.
• Proficient computer skills to navigate proprietary and other pharmacy software.
• Ability to compile, code, categorize, calculate, and verify data.
• Ability to accurately count, measure and weigh Rx components.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Strong listening/reading comprehension.
• Understanding of clinical terms and impacts.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Schedule

This is a full-time position with an expectation to work an average of 40 hours per week and be available outside of normal business hours to meet customer expectations on an ad-hoc basis.

Compensation

$27/hr. - $33/hr.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Flexible spending
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability
• Voluntary benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays

Equal Employment Opportunity

AnewHealth offers equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Applicants are encouraged to confidentially self-identify when applying.

Drug-Free Workplace

We maintain a drug-free work environment. Applicants must be eligible to work in this country.