Current Department Employees: Community Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

Tahoe Forest Health System • Truckee, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Assists pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, maintaining inventory, and maintaining patient records.

Requirements

• California Pharmacy Technician License Upon hire
• 6 months to 1 year relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years pharmacy technician experience.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients.
• Enters patient demographic and insurance information into the pharmacy’s prescription processing software.
• Processes prescriptions presented by customers and physicians.
• Types prescriptions with pharmacist oversight and troubleshoots all issues involved with this task.
• Verifies insurance coverage, and troubleshoots issues by calling insurance and workers’ compensation carriers as necessary.
• Manages cash register including troubleshooting credit card vendors, software updates, and accurate cash handling, returns and assists with closing out the register as required.
• Assists in bookkeeping duties including batching registers nightly, collecting and tracking accounts and Accounts Receivables from customers.
• Records totals shown on case register tape and verifies against cash on hand.
• Makes deposits to the bank and change orders as necessary.
• Manages the retail pharmacy’s front end over-the counter.
• Tracks inventory and orders items as necessary with oversight of pharmacist.
• Researches new items of interest for consideration for retail sale.
• Orders specialty items per customer requests from our drug wholesalers or warehouse.
• Organizes and cleans the front end daily and keeps it clutter-free.
• Sorts and tags the pharmacy’s order daily.
• Orders prescription medication with the oversight of the pharmacist.
• Prepares accounts payable, documents and forwards to accounting
• Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies.
• Participates in the quality improvement.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

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