Non-Certified Pharmacy Technician
About The Position
This role provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service, assisting pharmacists in the preparation and distribution of prescription medications. Key responsibilities include handling inquiries that do not require a pharmacist's expertise, accepting new written prescription orders and telephoned refill requests, and gathering and entering patient and prescription information into the computer system. The technician also assists pharmacists in preparing and labeling prescription drug products for dispensing, prepares prescriptions for mailing, and handles insurance claims. Additional duties involve filing prescriptions, reporting medication errors, ordering and stocking pharmacy supplies, performing cash transactions, maintaining pharmacy cleanliness, and assisting with third-party insurance billing and troubleshooting. The position requires strict adherence to department and company guidelines, as well as all relevant statutes and regulations for pharmacy technicians.
Requirements
- Must have the ability to do logical or scientific thinking to solve problems; several abstract and concrete variables
- Have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving arithmetic, algebraic and geometric calculations
- Must be able to compose original correspondence
- Must be able to follow technical manuals
- Must have increased contact with people
- Must be able to interview counsel or advise people
- Must be able to evaluate technical data
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Working towards a licensed technician certification through a certified national program
- If applicable, vaccination certification as required by law
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a pharmacy clerk is preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store
- Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store
- Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible
- Assists customers by escorting them to the products they’re looking for
- Assists customers by securing products that are out of reach
- Assists customers by loading or unloading heavy items
- Assists customers by making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
- Assists customers by performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
- Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call
- Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment
- Handles inquiries that do not require a pharmacist’s expertise and judgment
- Accepts new written prescription orders and telephoned refill requests at the discretion of the supervising pharmacist
- Takes orders from or calls doctor’s offices for refill prescriptions
- Gathers patient information required to prepare prescriptions
- Enters prescription and patient information into the computer
- Assists in maintaining correct patient information
- Assists pharmacists in preparing prescription drug products for dispensing
- Prepares and affixes labels to prescription containers
- Prepares prescriptions to be mailed
- Prepares and submits insurance claims
- Files prescriptions after they have been dispensed
- Reports any medication errors to appropriate personnel
- Orders, checks-in, and stocks pharmacy supplies
- Logs invoices as necessary
- Performs cash transactions
- Maintains cleanliness of pharmacy and dispensing area
- Assists with third party insurance billing and trouble shooting
- Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress
- Adheres to all statutes and regulations pertaining to a pharmacy technician
- Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines
- Reports to work when scheduled and on time
- Administer Vaccines as allowed by law
- Assists in other areas of the store as needed
- Performs other job related duties and special projects as required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
