Pharmacy Technician II - Retail Pharmacy Fulfillment

Responsibilities

• Prepares medications for dispensing: Applies expert knowledge of calculations and uses safety protocols to ensure precise, efficient, and reliable filling of prescriptions.
• Distributes medications and stock items: Applies expert knowledge of dispensing and point of sale workflows, and uses safety protocols to ensure precise, efficient, and reliable dispensing of prescriptions.
• Maintains Pharmacy Inventory: Accurately adjusts inventory discrepancies for non-controlled medications and escalates appropriately. Ensures rotation of medications and supplies to minimize waste.
• Operates pharmacy computer systems: Independently inputs a wide range of prescriptions with accuracy. Assists with basic troubleshooting of pharmacy automation and technology.
• Uses system tools to verify information, process medications, and resolve routine insurance rejections, as needed.
• Compliance and recordkeeping: Demonstrates knowledge of applicable regulatory and quality standards and escalates appropriately. Accurately maintains required logs and records.
• Patient Care: Communicates effectively with patients, caregivers, and staff to resolve routine service concerns. Provides accurate information about pharmacy processes while escalating clinical inquiries to a pharmacist.
• Medication Safety: Consistently applies safety protocols, recognizes and reports potential medication errors, and collaborates with pharmacists and leaders to correct issues.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED.
• 2 or more years experience as a pharmacy technician in a comparable setting.
• Pharmacy Technician Registration - State Board of Pharmacy Kansas and/or Missouri - per work state upon Hire.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) OR equivalent National Pharmacy Technician Certification.
• Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Skills

• Expert knowledge of calculations and safety protocols.
• Expert knowledge of dispensing and point of sale workflows.
• Independent prescription inputting with accuracy.
• Basic troubleshooting of pharmacy automation and technology.
• System tools verification and resolution of routine insurance rejections.
• Effective communication with patients, caregivers, and staff.
• Recognition and reporting of potential medication errors.