Pharmacy Technician / Pharm Tech Apprenticeship
Walgreens · Honolulu, HI · 1 mo ago
$17–$20.5/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Intro: "Our pharmacy technician positions have undergone an exciting transformation, moving from a transaction-based environment to a much more patient-centric one. As a Walgreens Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Apprentice, you'll be front and center – interacting with our customers and developing strong patient relationships. Pharmacy is the core of our business, and our pharmacy technicians enjoy all the tools and support – including the latest technology – to grow their careers and reach their goals. Walgreens is proud to invest & champion an “earn while you learn” Pharmacy Technician Training Program recognized by ASHP & Department of Labor. This apprenticeship program gives you an entry point to a career in health care by guiding you in taking steps towards becoming a Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Certified Pharmacy Technician and helping you maintain the high level of skill required in the pharmacy care industry. Arming you with a nationally recognized, portable credential that will help you advance your career. Whether you are new to working in pharmacies or are an experienced Pharmacy Technician Apply Now! Walgreens will train you to use your skills and talents to serve and care for our patients and customers. The courses, learning activities, and resources provided to you in our pharmacy technician training program are designed to give you foundational and advanced knowledge, skills, and on-the-job experiences you need to prepare to become a certified pharmacy technician."
That's about the role.
- Then: "In accordance with state and federal regulations, assists the pharmacist, under direct supervision, in the practice of pharmacy. Assists the pharmacist in the performance of other Pharmacy Department duties in accordance with Company policies and procedures."
- Then a list of responsibilities (Responsible for using pharmacy systems... etc). Many bullet-like sentences.
We need to extract responsibilities as list items.
- Then "Training & Personal Development" section: "Earns and maintains PTCB certification through the designated PTCB training program and/or state required certification/registration. Otherwise, earns PTCB certification as condition of promotion to senior technician.Attends training requested by Manager and acquires continuing education credits. Maintains knowledge and skill in healthcare and pharmacy, including latest news and developments."
- Then "Basic Qualifications": "Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico)Requires willingness to work flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours."
- Then "Preferred Qualifications": list: "Prefer six months of experience in a retail environment.Prefer to have prior work experience with Walgreens.Prefer good math skills so they can fill prescriptions accurately, including counting, measuring and weighing medications.Prefer good computer skills.Prefer the knowledge of store inventory control.Prefer PTCB certification."
- Then "We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans." This is EEO boilerplate; we should remove.
- Then "The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits Salary Range: $17 - $20.5 / Hourly"
We need Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections only if posting actually states them.
- Benefits: posting mentions "To review benefits, please click here ..." but does not list benefits. So we should NOT create a Benefits section because no specific benefit details given. The rule: never create Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. So omit Benefits.
- Pay: posting includes "Salary Range: $17 - $20.5 / Hourly". That's specific pay info. So we should include a Pay section with that info.
- Schedule: posting mentions "Requires willingness to work flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours." That's schedule info. So include Schedule section.
- Requirements: maybe combine Basic Qualifications as Requirements? The headings list includes Requirements and Qualifications. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements = basic qualifications, Qualifications = preferred qualifications. We'll follow that.
- Skills: maybe we can extract skills from preferred qualifications: good math skills, good computer skills, knowledge of store inventory control, PTCB certification (though that's certification). Could also include "fluent in English". But that's basic qualification. We'll put skills section maybe for "good math skills, good computer skills, knowledge of store inventory control". However we need to avoid thin sections. We could combine Skills into Qualifications or Requirements. But we have separate headings allowed. We need to decide based on content: we have basic qualifications (language, flexible schedule). Preferred qualifications (experience, prior Walgreens, math skills, computer skills, inventory control, PTCB certification). Could treat basic as Requirements, preferred as Qualifications. Skills could be derived from preferred qualifications but maybe we can omit Skills section to avoid thin sections. The rule: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine skills into Qualifications. But we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings; we could use both if they have substantive content. Requirements: language fluency, flexible schedule. That's substantive. Qualifications: experience, prior Walgreens, math skills, computer skills, inventory control, PTCB certification. That's also substantive. So we can include both Requirements and Qualifications sections. Skills section maybe not needed.
- About the role: we have introductory paragraph(s). We'll put that in About the role.
- Responsibilities: we need to extract list items. Let's parse responsibilities sentences:
"Assists the pharmacist, under direct supervision, in the practice of pharmacy. Assists the pharmacist in the performance of other Pharmacy Department duties in accordance with Company policies and procedures."
"Responsible for using pharmacy systems to obtain patient and drug information and process prescriptions. If PTCB certified, assists with and coaches pharmacy technicians in the operation of pharmacy systems and cashiers in the operation of the pharmacy cash registers."
"Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience. Customer Experience Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).Develops strong relationships with most valuable customers."
"Operations Under the supervision by the pharmacist, assist in the practice of pharmacy, in accordance with state, federal, and company policy. Reviews and complies with the Walgreen Co. Pharmacy Code of Conduct.Performs duties as assigned by Pharmacy Manager, Staff Pharmacist and Store Manager including utilizing pharmacy systems to enter patient and drug information, ensuring information is entered correctly, filling prescriptions by retrieving, counting and pouring pharmaceutical drugs, verifying medicine is correct, and checking for possible interactions. Assists pharmacists in scheduling and maintaining work flow.Reports, immediately, prescription errors to pharmacist on duty and adheres to Company policies and procedures in relation to pharmacy errors and the Quality Improvement Program.Strictly adheres to the Walgreen Co. policy regarding Good Faith Dispensing during all applicable prescription dispensing activities.Responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned cash register, collects and handles cash as required. Takes customer to OTC aisle when possible to assist in locating products.Handles telephone calls that do not require personal attention of the pharmacist, including those to physicians.Processes (corrects and resubmits) manual claims for third party program prescription services in a timely and efficient manner, and performs other clerical duties, as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager.Assists and supports Pharmacy Department on inventory management activities, such as, ordering, unpacking, checking and storing shipment of pharmaceuticals. Maintains knowledge of Company asset protection techniques, and files claims for warehouse overages (merchandise received, but not billed), shortages (merchandise billed, but not received), order errors or damaged goods involving Rx drugs.May assist pharmacist in administering clinical services including the collection and proper labeling of blood/urine samples from patients and other clinical services as required; assists pharmacy staff in coordination of clinical services, Walgreens healthcare clinics and external providers.Assists Pharmacy Manager and Staff Pharmacist in developing and maintaining good relationships with the local medical community, including physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, by medical provider detailing and outreach to health groups, retirement homes, nursing homes, and other forums for enhancing growth opportunities.Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring the Pharmacy Department is stocked with adequate supplies, clean, neat and orderly in condition and appearance.Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned."
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We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details but can break into list items.
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- for each duty. We need to avoid duplication. Some sentences repeat similar ideas; we can keep them but maybe combine similar. However we must not lose detail. We'll try to keep each sentence as separate
- but ensure we don't miss any. Let's extract responsibilities into bullet points: 1. Assists the pharmacist, under direct supervision, in the practice of pharmacy. 2. Assists the pharmacist in the performance of other Pharmacy Department duties in accordance with Company policies and procedures. 3. Responsible for using pharmacy systems to obtain patient and drug information and process prescriptions. 4. If PTCB certified, assists with and coaches pharmacy technicians in the operation of pharmacy systems and cashiers in the operation of the pharmacy cash registers. 5. Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience. 6. Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. 7. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience. 8. Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.). 9. Develops strong relationships with most valuable customers. 10. Under the supervision by the pharmacist, assist in the practice of pharmacy, in accordance with state, federal, and company policy. 11. Reviews and complies with the Walgreen Co. Pharmacy Code of Conduct. 12. Performs duties as assigned by Pharmacy Manager, Staff Pharmacist and Store Manager including utilizing pharmacy systems to enter patient and drug information, ensuring information is entered correctly, filling prescriptions by retrieving, counting and pouring pharmaceutical drugs, verifying medicine is correct, and checking for possible interactions. 13. Assists pharmacists in scheduling and maintaining work flow. 14. Reports, immediately, prescription errors to pharmacist on duty and adheres to Company policies and procedures in relation to pharmacy errors and the Quality Improvement Program. 15. Strictly adheres to the Walgreen Co. policy regarding Good Faith Dispensing during all applicable prescription dispensing activities. 16. Responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned cash register, collects and handles cash as required. 17. Takes customer to OTC aisle when possible to assist in locating products. 18. Handles telephone calls that do not require personal attention of the pharmacist, including those to physicians. 19. Processes (corrects and resubm