Ambulatory Pharmacy Technician 8D

Kent Hospital • Warwick, RI

2d

About The Position

Primary Function The ambulatory pharmacy technician provides integrated support to patients and pharmacists by providing a 'hands-on" approach to total quality patient care through the delivery of a full continuum of medication adherence support.

Requirements

• Applicant must be registered in the State of Rhode Island as a Pharmacy Technician.
• National certification as a CPhT must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• 1+ year experience as a Pharmacy Technician.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years’ experience as a Pharmacy Technician.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent customer service
• Interpret and enter prescriptions
• Clarify prescription orders with pharmacist and/or clinician as appropriate
• Label and fill prescriptions for the pharmacist to verify
• Perform pharmaceutical calculations
• Identifies medications requiring special storage and/or handling such as hazardous medications and/or refrigerated medication
• Identify and assembling supplies necessary for select medications such sharps containers, needles/syringes, alcohol swabs, Band-Aids
• Prepares medication for delivery to patients and departments
• Medication delivery services to patients within hospitals
• Answers, resolves and triages inbound inquiries
• Provides outbound therapy/medication adherence check-ups
• Secures refill prescriptions
• Resolves insurance related issues and assists patients with various forms of financial assistance
• Maintains pharmacy inventory including drug ordering and receiving
• Communicate directly with patients over the phone to assist them in the awareness of their medications and addresses any concerns
• Achieve operational objectives by inputting data, performing adjudication on test claims and preparing action plans for follow-up
• Manage, organize, and update relevant data using database applications
• Apply observations and recommendations to operational issues, increased productivity, quality, and customer-service standards
• Identify trends, resolves problems
• recommend improvements
• implements change
• Actively participates in process improvement initiatives
• Acts as a value-added business partner to stakeholders throughout the organization
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
• reading professional publications
• maintaining personal networks
• participating in professional organizations
• Willing to do whatever is necessary for the betterment of the Company
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed