Pharmacy Sales Technician

Weis Markets•Altoona, PA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a Pharmacy Sales Technician who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role involves performing all functions and duties of a Pharmacy Service Representative to ensure prompt service in the Pharmacy Department. The associate will be responsible for prescription interpretation and entry, insurance billing, and basic problem resolution. This position also assists with maintaining the pharmacy department, inventory management, and reconstituting oral liquids where permitted by state law.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), plus 600 practical hours working in retail and/or pharmacy operations; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Perform all functions and duties of a Pharmacy Service Representative to ensure prompt service in the Pharmacy Department.
Perform computer entry of prescription information including but not limited to: patient search, prescriber search, drug selection, prescription interpretation & entry, insurance billing and basic problem resolution.
Accept customer and prescription information required to process new and refill prescriptions, including refill authorization from doctor offices where permitted by state law.
Retrieve the appropriate medication from inventory where permitted by state law.
Create prescription labels and put them on prescription containers where permitted by state law.
Place medication into prescription containers where permitted by state law.
Complete paperwork related to filling prescriptions and input customer and prescription data into the computer system where permitted by law.
Assist with maintaining the Pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order.
Assist in inventory management processes including order review, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.
Reconstitute oral liquids where permitted by state law.