Pharmacy Tech Sam's

Walmart•Visalia, CA

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Tech supports pharmacy operations and prescription fulfillment at Sam’s Club. The role processes member purchases, maintains pharmacy merchandise and supplies, assists with prescription orders and insurance claims, enters prescription information into pharmacy software, fills prescriptions, and helps members during prescription pickup. The Pharmacy Tech works within applicable laws and company policies and procedures, maintains required documentation, and helps ensure a safe shopping and working environment. The position also requires completing assigned work using policies, data, and available resources; collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; communicating progress; and adapting to change and feedback. Associates are expected to uphold company policies and standards of ethics and integrity, respect individuals, serve customers and members, and strive for excellence. The hourly wage range is $22.50 to $30.50. Additional premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour may apply in specific circumstances. The role is based at 4545 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, California.

Requirements

Meet all state requirements to work as a Pharmacy Technician, including minimum age, qualification, registration, certification, and/or licensure when required by the State Board of Pharmacy.
Obtain National Pharmacy Technician Certification issued by PTCB (PTCE) or NHA (ExCPT) within 9 months of job entry.

Responsibilities

Process member purchases using cash registers and related hardware and appropriate procedures for different payment types and items.
Maintain pharmacy merchandise presentation by stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies, removing damaged or outdated goods, organizing displays, signing and pricing merchandise, and securing fragile and high-shrink items.
Maintain the Pharmacy area according to company policies and procedures, including handling claims and returns, performing merchandising functions, identifying shrink and damage, maintaining a safe environment, and completing required paperwork and logs.
Monitor and resolve prescription fulfillment issues, including processing third-party insurance claims, rescanning illegible images, informing patients about out-of-stock items and partial fills, and identifying situations requiring pharmacist action.
Assist the pharmacist with prescription fulfillment, third-party insurance claims or rejections, prescription orders and purchases, and required documentation.
Provide patient/member service by acknowledging members, identifying needs, initiating prescription fulfillment, creating prescription orders, promoting products and services, resolving concerns, assisting with purchase decisions, locating over-the-counter merchandise, and maintaining a safe shopping environment.
Enter prescription data into pharmacy software by interpreting prescriptions, entering required prescription details, and creating or modifying patient/member records.
Fill prescriptions by retrieving orders; counting, pouring, measuring, weighing, mixing, or reconstituting medications as needed; selecting, filling, and labeling containers; and using scanning equipment or automated dispensing systems to support accuracy.
Assist members during prescription pickup by verifying and entering information in TaSCO, retrieving prescriptions from the will-call bin, scanning security tags, gathering required electronic signatures, and logging sales of restricted pharmaceutical items.
Complete work assignments and priorities using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; communicate progress; recommend improvements; and adapt to change and feedback.
Comply with company policies, procedures, and ethics standards, including applying related action plans and the Open Door Policy.
Demonstrate company values by respecting individuals, working as a team, mentoring and recognizing others, acting with integrity, serving customers and members, and pursuing continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, subject to job classification and length of employment.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Company-paid Live Better U education program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, with programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are paid.