Specialty Pharmacy Technician
Job Description
The Specialty Pharmacy Technician, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, ensures patients receive the correct medication and packages and labels prescriptions. He/She complies with the standards, ethics, laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy, including the MS Board of Pharmacy standards.
Critical to this position is a person who is able to establish strong and credible relationships with patients, clinicians and internal Shields staff. Applicants should be results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high patient quality and service. A natural forward-planner who critically assesses own performance. Mature, well-presented, professional and comfortable in dealing with others both in-person and on the phone. Applicant must be reliable, tolerant, and determined; an empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view. Most importantly, person must be able to work as a member of a close-knit team.
About the Role
Expectation is for all performed duties to be in accordance with Singing River Health System procedures and policies, accreditation organization, and governing guidance and publications for health care employees.
Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- Graduate of a Pharmacy Technician training program preferred.
- Licensed as a Pharmacy Technician with the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy required.
- Certified as a Pharmacy Technician by the Pharmacy Technicians Certification Board (PTCB) OR the National Healthcare Association (NHA) preferred; must maintain certification as specified or required by the examining authority.
- Retail pharmacy technician, claims, and/or Insurance coordination experience preferred.
Requirements
- Education: High school graduate or equivalent required. Graduate of a Pharmacy Technician training program preferred.
- Licensure: Licensed as a Pharmacy Technician with the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy required. Certified as a Pharmacy Technician by the Pharmacy Technicians Certification Board (PTCB) OR the National Healthcare Association (NHA) preferred; must maintain certification as specified or required by the examining authority.
- Experience: Retail pharmacy technician, claims, and/or Insurance coordination experience preferred.
Skills
- Results-oriented with a positive outlook.
- Clear focus on high patient quality and service.
- Natural forward-planner who critically assesses own performance.
- Mature, well-presented, professional and comfortable in dealing with others both in-person and on the phone.
- Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view.
- Ability to work as a member of a close-knit team.
- Reliable, tolerant, and determined.
- Customer service skills.
- Proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.
- Ability to function independently, adapt to workload demands, set priorities, and understand and set goals.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio).
Benefits
Most importantly, person must be able to work as a member of a close-knit team.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Shift N/A.