Pharmacy Tech Sam's
About The Position
The Pharmacy Tech supports pharmacy operations at Sam’s Club by assisting with prescription fulfillment, serving patients and members, processing purchases, maintaining merchandise presentation, and following company policies and applicable laws. The role enters prescription information into pharmacy software, fills prescriptions, assists with insurance claims and prescription pickup, and escalates issues requiring pharmacist action. It also includes stocking and organizing merchandise, maintaining displays, handling claims and returns, monitoring shrink and damages, and completing required records and paperwork. The Pharmacy Tech provides member assistance, helps resolve concerns, and contributes to a safe shopping environment while demonstrating the company’s values and collaborating with coworkers, managers, customers, and business partners.
Requirements
- Meet all state requirements to work as a Pharmacy Technician, which may include minimum age, qualification, registration, certification, and/or licensure as 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, following procedures for different payment types and items sold.
- Stock and rotate pharmacy merchandise and supplies; remove damaged or out-of-date goods; organize, clean, sign, price, and secure merchandise and displays.
- Maintain the pharmacy area in accordance with company policies and procedures, including handling claims and returns, performing merchandising functions, identifying shrink and damages, maintaining safety, and completing required documentation.
- Monitor and resolve prescription fulfillment issues, including processing third-party insurance claims, rescanning illegible images, informing patients about out-of-stock items, partial fills, and refill authorization needs, and identifying matters that require pharmacist action.
- Assist the pharmacist with prescription fulfillment, third-party insurance claims and rejections, prescription orders and purchases, and required paperwork and documentation.
- Provide pharmacy-area 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 applicable information and system codes, and creating or modifying patient or member records.
- Fill prescriptions by retrieving orders, counting, pouring, measuring, or weighing medications, mixing or reconstituting medications as needed, selecting and labeling containers, and using scanning equipment or automated dispensing systems to ensure accuracy.
- Assist members at prescription pickup by verifying and entering patient information, marking prescriptions for pickup, retrieving prescription bags, scanning security tags, gathering required electronic signatures, and logging sales of restricted pharmaceutical items using TaSCO.
- Complete work assignments and priorities using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; communicate progress; and recommend improvements.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, ethics, and integrity standards, and demonstrate the stated values of respect, integrity, customer and member service, and excellence.
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 and/or PPTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts and Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U company-paid education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
