PRN Retail Pharmacy Technician-OU Physicians Building
OU Health · Oklahoma City, OK · 1 wk ago
HealthcarePart-time
Responsibilities
- Performs clerical tasks such as data entry, third-party adjudication, maintaining patient profiles, filing prescription documents, and answering phones.
- Develops basic familiarity with copay assistance and grant funding options to support patient drug affordability.
- Fulfills prescription orders by retrieving medications and accurately labeling and dispensing the correct amount for pharmacist verification.
- Participates in inventory control activities including monitoring, dating, invoicing, stocking the pharmacy, and assisting with preparation of purchase orders.
- Assists with accounting and billing-related tasks such as basic recordkeeping, accounts receivable support, third-party billing, and posting under supervision.
- Helps maintain a clean, organized, and orderly pharmacy environment.
- Promptly reports safety concerns, discrepancies, or medication errors to a supervising pharmacist or manager.
- Stores and preserves biologicals, vaccines, serums, and other medications subject to deterioration, using proper refrigeration and storage techniques.
- Demonstrates beginning competence in addressing third-party claim rejections and initiating prior authorizations with guidance from senior technicians or pharmacists.
- Develops familiarity with OUH’s patient assistance programs and traditional copay assistance workflows.
- Affords assistance with medication therapy management (MTM) documentation or workflows as directed.
- Completes annual skills assessments and competency validations under supervision.
- Actively participates in training, seeks feedback, and focuses on developing foundational technical and customer service skills.
- Identifies basic workflow concerns and escalates them to senior technicians or leadership for guidance.
- Performs duties according to established procedures and escalates questions or uncertainties appropriately.
Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma or GED required.
- Experience: At least one (1) year of experience as a pharmacy technician required.
- Licenses/Certifications/Registrations: Active permit as a Pharmacy Technician by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy or ability to achieve permit within 90 days of employment.