Part Time Pharmacy Technician

UnitedHealth Group • Mesa, AZ

2d • $16 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better. People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner. Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans. Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care. Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group’s family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We seek a Part Time Pharmacy Technician to support all functions of the Genoa mental health and specialty pharmacy primarily through dispensing medical prescriptions and performing necessary clerical duties while under the direct supervision of a Registered Pharmacist.

Requirements

• Active and unrestricted Pharmacy Technician license in the state of Arizona
• 1+ years of experience working as a Pharmacy Technician
• 1+ years of experience with computers and MS Office products
• Ability to stand, walk, and lift to 25 lbs. frequently in a warehouse environment
• Access to reliable transportation & valid US driver’s license
• Must be 18 years of age OR older

Nice To Haves

• National Pharmacy Technician Certification (PTCB)
• Computer, math, insurance billing, and customer service skills preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service to all consumers and members of the clinic staff
• Assists customers at the counter, receives written prescriptions for Pharmacist and retrieves filled prescriptions. Rings up orders. Receives payments, makes changes, processes checks, credit, and debit charges
• Assists Pharmacist in updating patient profile and entering prescription information into the pharmacy computer to extent allowable by State law. Preserves patient confidentiality. Answers phones and provides prompt and courteous member service including answering questions at pharmacy window
• Assists Pharmacist in filling prescriptions by bringing stock bottles, counting, pouring, re-stocking, and labeling under direct Pharmacist’s supervision
• Orders, receives, tags, and stocks prescription drugs and supplies. Follows product storage procedures and standards
• Cleans department by sweeping, mopping, spraying, wiping, and dusting. Empties trash. Follows security and safety procedures, including securing department by appropriately storing or disposing of confidential documents and by using proper disposal methods for immunization supplies and hazardous waste
• Regular and reliable workplace attendance
• Works with the Pharmacist to assist in the pharmacy functions and keeping the pharmacy in compliance with all federal and state requirements
• Performs clerical duties
• Communicates with strong professional verbal and written communication skills
• Must have good attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Process insurance claims and handle billing inquiries
• Will be required to take mail to post office daily (techs will rotate this responsibility week to week); will be using your own vehicle and will be reimbursed for mileage
• Dispense any or all the following: tablets/capsules, unit doses, specialty pharmaceuticals, injectables, and related supplies following state and federal regulations and company policies and procedures
• Process, pack, and ship outgoing pharmacy orders, ensuring drug, related supplies, and patient collateral (education materials) are included
• Perform drug/supply ordering and inventory including proper storage of drugs and supplies and appropriate refrigeration of perishable product, monitor and adjust/calibrate pharmacy equipment, fill dispensing units
• Hazardous Waste Duties - follows Hazardous Waste Protocol. Ensures proper cleanup, storage and management of hazardous materials taken in as returns or accidentally spilled. Also responsible for managing expired un-salable pharmaceuticals as per protocol referenced
• Assists in other areas of the department as necessary

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees