Pharmacy Tech Sam's
About The Position
The Pharmacy Tech supports pharmacy operations and prescription fulfillment while providing service to patients and members. The role processes purchases, maintains pharmacy merchandise and supplies, enters prescription information into pharmacy software, fills prescriptions, assists with prescription pickup, and helps monitor and resolve issues in the prescription fulfillment process. The Pharmacy Tech assists the pharmacist and handles prescription and insurance information in accordance with applicable laws, company policies, and procedures. The position also maintains the pharmacy area, merchandise presentation, required records, and a safe shopping environment. Associates are expected to complete assigned work, collaborate and communicate with others, uphold company standards of ethics and integrity, and demonstrate Walmart's values of respect, service, and continuous improvement. The hourly wage range is $19.00 to $27.00. Additional premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour may apply in certain circumstances. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the applicable local minimum wage.
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- Stock and rotate merchandise and supplies; remove damaged or out-of-date goods; organize, clean, sign, price, and secure merchandise and displays.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 a safe environment, and completing required paperwork and logs.
- Monitor and resolve prescription fulfillment problems by processing third-party insurance claims, rescanning illegible images, notifying patients about out-of-stock items, partial fills, and refill authorization needs, and identifying situations requiring pharmacist action.
- Assist the pharmacist with prescription fulfillment, process third-party insurance claims or rejections, help patients and members with prescription orders and purchases, and complete and secure required documentation.
- Provide service in the Pharmacy area by acknowledging members, identifying their 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 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, filling, and labeling containers; and operating scanning equipment or automated dispensing systems.
- Assist members during prescription pickup by verifying and entering patient information, retrieving prescription bags, scanning security tags, gathering required electronic signatures, and using TaSCO to log sales of restricted pharmaceutical items.
- Complete work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; communicating progress; and adapting to change and feedback.
- Follow company policies, procedures, and ethics standards, and demonstrate the stated values of respect for individuals, integrity, customer and member service, and striving for excellence.
Benefits
- 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.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U company-paid education program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, including tuition, books, and fees for programs from high school completion through bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.
- Performance-based bonus awards.
- Additional compensation premiums may apply in specific circumstances.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
