Certified Pharmacy Technician, Central Fill, Health And Wellness Central Operations - Health And Wellness

Walmart•Frederick, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for maintaining pharmacy systems and technology, including inventory systems and automated medication counting machines. The role involves preparing records and reports to ensure accurate data and system compliance, monitoring inventory levels and expiration dates, and calibrating machines. The technician will also replenish medications, troubleshoot machine issues, and manage medication inventory by sorting, storing, and restocking. Additionally, the role supports the facility with reporting and paperwork to ensure productivity and pharmaceutical integrity, including data entry, processing paperwork, and maintaining documentation. The technician will also assist the pharmacist in the prescription fulfillment process, handle claims and returns, and maintain a safe and clean work environment. A key responsibility is ensuring the fulfillment of pharmacy prescriptions in an automated central fill pharmacy to maintain a continuous workflow and meet production and quality goals. This includes using scanners to select products, verifying product details, entering expiration dates and lot numbers, labeling prescriptions, and preparing packages for distribution. The role also focuses on maintaining the quality, accuracy, and integrity of inventory through automated systems, adhering to inventory control procedures, managing pill cell information, and processing recalled or expired pharmaceuticals. The position requires compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards, as well as effective work management, collaboration, and adaptability to change. The role also emphasizes respecting individuals by embracing diversity, fostering a culture of belonging, and building strong, trusting relationships. It involves strengthening the team through development and mentorship, recognizing contributions, and acting with integrity by upholding high standards of ethics and compliance. The position serves customers by delivering results and making decisions based on reliable information, balancing priorities, and considering the impact on the team's purpose. It also involves striving for excellence by displaying curiosity, taking calculated risks, and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

Meets 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.
Holds an active/valid national certification certificate issued by PTCB (PTCE) or NHA (ExCPT).

Nice To Haves

Pharmacy Technician Career Diploma through Live Better U and Penn Foster

Responsibilities

Maintains pharmacy systems and technology for example inventory systems automated medication counting machines by preparing informational and related records and reports to ensure accurate data and system compliance with policies and regulations.
Monitors inventory levels and expiration dates for pharmaceuticals, calibrating machines, applying settings to pill or capsule specifications to minimize breakage, ensuring medications are continuously replenished by utilizing the computer and/or scanner screen, and troubleshooting pill cell issues for example jamming throughout production.
Maintains and tracks medication inventory by sorting, placing, and storing freight in appropriate locations, restocking and replenishing medication in appropriate location, reporting low stock levels, ensuring stock rotation on a first-in first-out basis to assist in shrinkage control, performing inventory cycle counts, assisting with physical counts for inventories, creating reports using inventory information systems, and monitoring prescription inventory for expired pharmaceuticals.
Supports facility with reporting and paperwork to ensure productivity and pharmaceutical integrity by entering and modifying pharmaceutical data on system and forms, processing and submitting paperwork, creating and maintaining documentation for example files manuals forms records supplies and communications for example memos correspondence, identifying and resolving discrepancies in record or files, preparing reports of pharmacy activities and inventory for example state board mandated testing of counting devices, and informing management about incorrect or inefficient processes and improper service procedures.
Promotes and maintains the pharmacy's professional reputation and delivers patients with pharmacy products and services in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and corporate policies and procedures by assisting the pharmacist in the prescription fulfillment process, stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers, handling claims and returns, completing, maintaining, and securing paperwork, forms, and other required documentation, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
Ensures fulfillment of pharmacy prescriptions in an automated central fill pharmacy in order to maintain a continuous and consistent workflow to meet daily production and quality goals by using the scanner to identify and select pharmaceutical product and quantity for prescription orders, verifying the size and strength of the product before processing order, verifying display for pack and quantity, entering expiration date and lot numbers, labeling prescriptions, weighing medication for accuracy of quantity, counting or pouring medication for prescription orders, preparing packages, and distributing medications in a fast-paced production environment and replenishing automated counting machines.
Maintains quality, accuracy, and integrity of inventory for example pharmaceuticals, supplies by utilizing automated inventory control scanner and system to track and ensure the timely and appropriate delivery and stocking of pharmaceuticals and supplies, ensuring adherence to and documentation of inventory control procedures for example product strategies, product description discrepancies, auditing and testing pill cell performance per prescribed schedule and procedures, managing pill cell information database, troubleshooting issues with pill cell performance, identifying and properly discarding hazardous waste, processing recalled and expired pharmaceuticals, and disposing or processing return of outdated stock for credit.
Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, using the Open Door Policy, and applying these in executing business processes and practices.
Completes 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, communicating progress and information, determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities, and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging; creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform; helps to attract the best talent.
Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
Strengthens the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others; recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Delivers results while putting the customer first.
Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short- and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team's ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience.
Drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption expense reimbursement
Surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U education benefit program (for full-time and part-time associates)