Pharmacy Technician -Per Diem-Galena Illinois

About the role

NuvemRx is seeking an exceptional Part-Time Pharmacy Technician to join their team at their pharmacy located at 1 South Creek Drive, Monticello, Kentucky. This is a Part-Time, on-site role with a four-day workweek schedule. The pharmacy hours are 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, closed nights, weekends, and most federal holidays. This successful pharmacy technician must be flexible to work during the morning hours (4 days per week).

Responsibilities

• Assist the pharmacist with serving patients and maintaining the pharmacy department.
• Receive prescriptions, verify validity, and process them electronically with complete accuracy.
• Select appropriate medications, measure dosages, and fill prescriptions per protocol.
• Resolve issues when they arise, including rejected insurance claims.
• Communicate directly with Spanish-speaking patients to address their questions and prescription needs.
• Answer incoming calls for prescription orders and refills; make outgoing follow-up calls to patients and triage calls as needed.
• Greet customers, answer questions, and provide a caring service experience that exceeds patient expectations.
• Sterilize surfaces and equipment and prepare the pharmacy for opening.
• Sort, stock, label medications, and monitor inventory.
• Pack orders, coordinate medication delivery, and prepare shipments with courier or shipping services.
• Communicate with insurance carriers to obtain payment for prescription claims.
• Aid the pharmacist with clinical and non-clinical operations; document and report quality issues appropriately.
• Maintain compliance with all security measures, quality standards, HIPAA, HITECH, and FWA credentialing requirements.
• Undertake administrative tasks (e.g., record-keeping) as assigned.

Requirements

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification or successful completion of a pharmacy technician program, if required in the state of practice.
• At least one year of proven experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Knowledge of medication and dosage calculations, pharmacy law, and medical terminology.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills and a reliable, detail-oriented approach.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Micro Merchant pharmacy systems.
• Experience serving diverse, multilingual patient populations in a healthcare setting.