(USA) Pharmacy Tech Sam's

About the role

As a Pharmacy Technician at Sam's Club, you will play a crucial role in processing member purchases, maintaining merchandise presentation, and ensuring the pharmacy operates smoothly and efficiently while adhering to company policies and legal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Process member purchases by operating cash registers and related hardware, using appropriate procedures for different payment types and items sold.
• Maintain merchandise presentation in the pharmacy by:
  • Stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies received from distribution centers and suppliers.
  • Removing damaged or outdated goods.
  • Setting up, cleaning, and organizing product displays.
  • Signing and pricing merchandise.
  • Securing fragile and high-shrink merchandise.
• Maintain the Pharmacy area in accordance with company policies and procedures by:
  • Properly handling claims and returns.
  • Utilizing equipment to perform merchandising functions (e.g., pricing, creating signs, verifying on-hand inventory).
  • Arranging and organizing merchandise and supplies.
  • Identifying shrink and damages.
  • Ensuring a safe work environment.
  • Completing and retaining required paperwork, logs, and documentation.
• Monitor and resolve problems in the prescription fulfillment process by:
  • Processing information for third-party insurance claims.
  • Rescanning illegible images.
  • Alerting patients to out-of-stock inventory, partial fills, and the need for physician authorizations on refills.
  • Identifying situations requiring pharmacist action.
• Promote and maintain the Pharmacy's professional reputation by:
  • Providing patients/members with pharmacy products and services in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and corporate policies.
  • Assisting the pharmacist in the prescription fulfillment process.
  • Processing third-party insurance claims and/or rejections.
  • Assisting patients/members with prescription orders and purchases.
  • Completing, maintaining, and securing required paperwork, forms, and documentation.
• Provide patient/member service in the Pharmacy area by:
  • Acknowledging the member and identifying their needs.
  • Initiating the prescription fulfillment process at the pharmacy drop-off window.
  • Creating prescription orders.
  • Promoting products and services.
  • Resolving member issues and concerns.
  • Assisting with purchase decisions.
  • Locating over-the-counter merchandise.
  • Maintaining a safe shopping environment.
• Enter prescription data into pharmacy software by:
  • Reading the prescription and translating information into corresponding system codes.
  • Transcribing prescription data (e.g., written date, drug name, strength, directions for use, refills, physician name, and prescriber DEA number).
  • Creating or modifying patient/member records.
• Fill prescriptions by:
  • Retrieving prescription orders.
  • Counting, pouring, measuring, or weighing medication (tablets, liquids, and creams).
  • Mixing or reconstituting medications as needed.
  • Selecting, filling, and labeling prescription containers.
  • Operating scanning equipment and/or automated dispensing systems to ensure prescription accuracy.
• Provide member assistance during prescription pickup by:
  • Verifying and entering patient information into the TaSCO system according to corporate policies.
  • Marking appropriate prescriptions for pickup.
  • Retrieving prescription bags from the will-call bin.
  • Scanning security tags.
  • Gathering electronic signatures for HIPAA acknowledgment and third-party payor (if applicable).
  • Using TaSCO to log the sale of restricted pharmaceutical items.
• Complete work assignments and priorities by:
  • Using policies, data, and resources.
  • Collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
  • Identifying priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
  • Carrying out tasks and communicating progress.
  • Determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities.
  • Adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Comply with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans and using the Open Door Policy.
• Embrace and promote the company values:
  • Respect the Individual: Embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; create an inclusive workplace; help associates thrive; recognize contributions; and build trusting relationships.
  • Act with Integrity: Maintain high standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; model company values; hold oneself and others accountable; support Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company.
  • Serve our Customers and Members: Deliver results while putting the customer first; make decisions based on reliable information; balance short- and long-term priorities.
  • Strive for Excellence: Display curiosity and a desire to learn; take calculated risks; drive continuous improvements; support others through change.

Requirements

• Meets all state requirements to work as a Pharmacy Technician, such as minimum age, qualification, registration, certification, and/or licensure when required by the State Board of Pharmacy.
• Must obtain National Pharmacy Technician Certification issued by PTCB (PTCE) or NHA (ExCPT) within 9 months of job entry.

Benefits

• Health benefits: Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO/PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes (amount depends on job classification and length of employment).
• Additional benefits:
  • Short-term and long-term disability.
  • Company discounts.
  • Military Leave Pay.
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Education benefits: Live Better U program covers tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates (eligibility requirements apply).

Pay

The hourly wage range for this position is $18.50 to $26.50. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances (e.g., based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed). Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.