Pharmacy Technician - Specialty Fulfillment - Onsite
About The Position
You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Pharmacy Technician II - Specialty Fulfillment - Onsite Houston, TX Work location: 1311 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston, TX 77043 Working Shift: 9:30am - 6pm Monday - Friday (No weekends or major holidays but some holidays are required.) Job Specific Details: Filling prescriptions Pulling the drugs, counting, putting in the orders. Shipping & packing Maintaining Inventory, cycle counts. Requires physical strength. Lift up to 15 pounds – Cooler boxes and ice packs. Pure filling – On your feet, standing all shift. Answering phone calls Special handling required based on the medication. 100% accuracy required. Highly desired skills / traits: Previous pharmacy mail-order fulfillment Specialty pharmacy and/or retail pharmacy experience Attention to detail Adaptability to change Able to work in a fast-paced environment Punctual & dependable Position Purpose: Work with the Pharmacists to accurately prepare prescription orders in a timely manner Interact with various departments to provide accurately dispensed prescriptions on a timely basis Work under direct supervision of a pharmacist Locate correct medication and strength to complete picking of order. Prepare, count, label, and package pharmaceuticals for Pharmacist approval Purchase, receive and coordinate inventory Maintain and update inventory recap report Retrieve discontinued or expired medications from stock; discard or return to stock as appropriate; complete corresponding documentation Maintain prescription logs Accurately calibrate equipment and document calibration according to policy Assist with the maintenance of pharmacy temperature and cleaning logs and documents maintenance Comply with safety, quality assurance, accreditation, legal, state, and federal regulatory requirements Performs other duties as assigned Comply with all policies and standards
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 2+ years of pharmacy technician or medical office (i.e. biller, coder, office assistance, or prior authorization/certification) experience.
- Familiarity with drugs commonly used to treat chronic/debilitating illnesses.
- Pharmacy Technician Certification preferred
- AcariaHealth: Texas State pharmacy technician license(s) relative to where the employee and assigned pharmacy are located
Nice To Haves
- Previous pharmacy mail-order fulfillment
- Specialty pharmacy and/or retail pharmacy experience
- Attention to detail
- Adaptability to change
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Punctual & dependable
Responsibilities
- Filling prescriptions
- Pulling the drugs, counting, putting in the orders.
- Shipping & packing
- Maintaining Inventory, cycle counts.
- Lift up to 15 pounds – Cooler boxes and ice packs.
- Pure filling – On your feet, standing all shift.
- Answering phone calls
- Special handling required based on the medication.
- 100% accuracy required.
- Work with the Pharmacists to accurately prepare prescription orders in a timely manner
- Interact with various departments to provide accurately dispensed prescriptions on a timely basis
- Work under direct supervision of a pharmacist
- Locate correct medication and strength to complete picking of order.
- Prepare, count, label, and package pharmaceuticals for Pharmacist approval
- Purchase, receive and coordinate inventory
- Maintain and update inventory recap report
- Retrieve discontinued or expired medications from stock; discard or return to stock as appropriate; complete corresponding documentation
- Maintain prescription logs
- Accurately calibrate equipment and document calibration according to policy
- Assist with the maintenance of pharmacy temperature and cleaning logs and documents maintenance
- Comply with safety, quality assurance, accreditation, legal, state, and federal regulatory requirements
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Comply with all policies and standards
Benefits
- Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
