(USA) Pharmacy Tech Sam's

Walmart•Paducah, KY

4d•$17 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Processes member purchases by operating cash registers and related hardware, maintaining merchandise presentation in the pharmacy, and monitoring prescription fulfillment. Promotes the pharmacy's professional reputation by assisting the pharmacist in prescription fulfillment, processing insurance claims, and assisting patients with prescription orders. Provides patient member service in the pharmacy area by acknowledging members, identifying needs, initiating the prescription fulfillment process, and resolving issues. Enters prescription data into pharmacy software, fills prescriptions, and provides member assistance during prescription pickup. Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with others, and adapting to change. Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.

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