(USA) Pharmacy Tech Sam's

Walmart•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves processing member purchases at the cash register, maintaining merchandise presentation and organization in the pharmacy, and ensuring the pharmacy area complies with company policies and procedures. A key aspect is monitoring and resolving issues in the prescription fulfillment process, including handling insurance claims, addressing out-of-stock items, and securing physician authorizations. The role also requires promoting the pharmacy's professional reputation, providing patient/member services, assisting with prescription orders and purchases, and accurately entering prescription data into pharmacy software. Additionally, the technician is responsible for filling prescriptions by counting, pouring, measuring, or weighing medications, and operating dispensing systems to ensure accuracy. Member assistance during prescription pickup, including verifying information, scanning, and obtaining signatures, is also a duty. The role requires completing work assignments, adhering to company policies, and upholding standards of ethics and integrity, while respecting individuals, working as a team, acting with integrity, serving customers, and striving for excellence.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Processes member purchases by operating a cash registers and related hardware and using appropriate procedures for different payment types and items sold
Maintains merchandise presentation in the pharmacy by stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies received from distribution centers and suppliers removing damaged or outofdate goods setting up cleaning and organizing product displays signing and pricing merchandise and securing fragile and highshrink merchandise
Maintains the Pharmacy area in accordance with company policies and procedures by properly handling claims and returns utilizing equipment to perform a variety of merchandising functions for example pricing merchandise creating signs verifying merchandise onhands arranging and organizing merchandise and supplies identifying shrink and damages ensuring a safe work environment completing and retaining required paperwork logs and other documentation
Monitors and resolves problems in the prescription fulfillment process when necessary by processing information for thirdparty insurance claims rescanning illegible images alerting patients to inventory that is out of stock partial fills and the need for physician authorizations on refills and identifying situations requiring pharmacists action
Promotes and maintains the Pharmacys professional reputation and provides patientsmembers with pharmacy products and services in accordance with local state and federal laws and corporate policies and procedures by assisting the pharmacist in the prescription fulfillment process processing third party insurance claims andor rejections assisting patientsmembers with prescription orders and purchases and completing maintaining and securing paperwork forms and other required documentation
Provides patientmember service in the Pharmacy area by acknowledging the member identifying member needs initiating the prescription fulfillment process at the pharmacy dropoff window creating prescription orders promoting products and services resolving member issues and concerns assisting with purchase decesions locating over the counter merchandise and maintaining a safe shopping environment
Enters prescription data into pharmacy software by reading the prescription translating prescription information into corresponding system codes transcribing appropriate prescription data for example written date drug name strength directions for use sig refills name of prescribing physician and prescriber DEA number and creating or modifying patientmember records
Fills prescriptions by retrieving prescription orders counting pouring measuring or weighing medication tablets liquids and creams mixing or reconstituting medications as needed selecting filling and labeling prescription containers and operating scanning equipment andor automated dispensing systems to ensure prescription accuracy
Provides member assistance during prescription pickup by verifying and entering patient information according to corporate policies and procedures into the TaSCO system marking appropriate prescriptions for pickup retrieving prescription bag from will call bin scanning security tags gathering electronic signatures for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA acknowledgment and third party payor if applicable and using TaSCO to log the sale of restricted pharmaceutical items
Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies data and resources collaborating with managers coworkers customers and other business partners identifying priorities deadlines and expectations carrying out tasks communicating progress and information determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities and adapting to and learning from change difficulties and feedback
Complies with company policies procedures and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans using the Open Door Policy: and applying these in executing business processes and practices
Embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where associates feel seen supported and connected through a culture of belonging creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform helps to attract the best talent
Works as a team builds strong and trusting relationships communicates with impact energy and positivity to motivate and influence
Strengthens the team by helping developing and mentoring others recognizes others contributions and accomplishments
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture holds oneself and others accountable supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers members and the world around us
Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble selfaware honest fair and transparent
Delivers results while putting the customer first
Makes decisions based reliable information balances short and longterm priorities and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience
Drives continuous improvements is open to and uses new technologies and skills and supports others through change

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.