Certified Pharmacy Technician
Heartland Community Health Center – Lawrence, KS•Lawrence, KS
•$20 - $26
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for assisting the pharmacist in providing patients with friendly, efficient, and timely delivery of pharmaceutical services. The pharmacy technician will assist the Lead Pharmacy Technician with inventory maintenance, as necessary.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- KS Pharmacy Technician License
- Nationally Certified by taking/passing the PTCE.
- Minimum five (5) years of pharmacy experience preferred
- Maintain Continuing Education as required
- Customer service oriented; patient centered focus that promotes minimizing barriers to obtaining medications for patients
- Social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse patient and employee base
- Demonstrate knowledge of the rationale of appropriate patient care
- Must be able to maintain good inter-personal relationship with co-workers and other members of the health care team and the organization
- Communicates through appropriate channels and follows proper chain of command for patient complaints
- Must be organized and able to manage/prioritize tasks to meet deadlines, adapts to change in a positive manner, able to work as a part of a team
- Computer skills to navigate Microsoft products, pharmacy management system and EHR software; eClinicalWorks experience preferred
- Organizational skills
- Ability to handle emergency situations calmly and effectively
- Be courteous and respectful when interacting with patients and family members
- Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with organization’s policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements
- Good communication skills in speaking and in writing
- Must be able to work well with others in a close environment
- Knowledge of prior authorizations and billing prescription insurance
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
Responsibilities
- Interact face to face with public and staff-actively engaging and finding ways to assist patients in accessing medications
- Assists the Lead Pharmacy Technician to maintain inventory, including ordering, applying order, returning, shelving, and managing on-hand quantities and overstock
- Facilitates recall information to patients, as needed
- Operates cash register, handling cash and other tenders of payment such as vouchers, debit and credit cards and balancing registers
- Answers the telephone, responding to questions and requests
- Maintaining and updating referral documentation
- Responsible for maintaining clinic medication orders
- Performs all duties, services, and documentation in full compliance with Heartland Community Health Center policies and procedures
- Maintains and applies knowledge of the 340B program, sliding fee scale, and referral prescriptions
- Assists the Director of Pharmacy with 340B program compliance, as necessary
- Assists the pharmacist with filling new and refill prescriptions
- Prepares prescriptions for delivery or to be mailed, as needed
- Assists the pharmacist with MTM, as needed
- Performs additional duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
