(USA) Pharmacy Tech Sam's

Walmart•Mooresville, NC

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position at Sam's Club involves working as a Pharmacy Technician, primarily responsible for processing member purchases, maintaining the pharmacy's merchandise and overall area, and assisting the pharmacist in the prescription fulfillment process. Key duties include handling third-party insurance claims, managing inventory, providing direct patient/member service, accurately entering prescription data into software, filling prescriptions, and assisting with prescription pickups. The role also emphasizes adherence to company policies, ethical conduct, teamwork, customer service, and continuous improvement within the pharmacy operations.

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by stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies received from distribution centers and suppliers, removing damaged or out-of-date goods, setting up, cleaning, and organizing product displays, signing and pricing merchandise, and securing fragile and high-shrink merchandise.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 on-hands, 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 third-party 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 Pharmacy's professional reputation and provides patients/members 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 and/or rejections, assisting patients/members with prescription orders and purchases, and completing, maintaining, and securing paperwork, forms, and other required documentation.
Provides patient/member service in the Pharmacy area by acknowledging the member, identifying member needs, initiating the prescription fulfillment process at the pharmacy drop-off window, creating prescription orders, promoting products and services, resolving member issues and concerns, assisting with purchase decisions, 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 patient/member 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 and/or 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 Walmart's 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, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Delivers results while putting the customer first.
Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team's 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.