Pharmacy Technician Trainee

NEW Health•Newport, WA

8d•$18 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washington’s leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! We set the standard to advance employees within our organization and hold ourselves accountable by tracking employee advancement as one of our key performance indicators. Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training. We provide all of our staff with paid, on-the-job training to ensure you are confident and successful in your position. Your Career Pathway with NEW Health We create pathways for career growth within NEW Health. To support this, we provide all employees with monthly paid training and additionally offer tuition reimbursement and one-on-one career planning. There are many paths to grow your career within NEW Health; here are some examples: Front Desk -> Medical Assistant Apprentice -> Certified Medical Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager -> Clinic Operations Manager Dental Assistant Trainee -> Dental Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager -> Care Coordination Manager Pharmacy Assistant -> Pharmacy Technician Apprentice -> Pharmacy Technician -> 340B Specialist Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind Up to three weeks of paid time off your first year plus nine paid holidays Free Life Flight membership for your family No-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options 401(k) plan with matching contribution Continuing education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria. Purpose of the Job: Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by expanding the availability of health care by assisting the Pharmacist in providing prescriptions to patients as follows.

Requirements

HS diploma or GED required.
Pharmacy Assistant License required.
Excellent customer service, oral and written communications skills required.
Compassion for patients required.
Must be able to work well in team environment.
Ability to multi-task in fast-paced work environment, with ability to anticipate future needs.
Computer skills required.
Medical terminology and accurate spelling ability required.

Nice To Haves

General college courses preferred.

Responsibilities

Files and retrieves pharmacy records as required.
Places, receives, unpacks and stores drug orders.
Files completed prescriptions alphabetically/numerically on shelf for patient pick-up in the pharmacy.
Maintains assigned work areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition including pharmacy counters and shelves.
Hands out refills and collects payment when requested to do so by Pharmacist where no counseling is deemed necessary.
Collects payment on new prescriptions and refers patient to consultation area for counseling by a pharmacist.
Handles inquiries or phones calls to and from the pharmacy.
Pulls medication from shelf and pours and counts from stock bottles for individual prescriptions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacy. The accuracy of the prescription contents is checked, initialed and logged into the pharmacy software by a licensed pharmacist.
Reconstitutes restoration of original form of medication previously altered for preservations and storage by addition of specific quantity of distilled water or provided diluent requiring no calculation. A licensed pharmacist must check and initial the work of the technician 100% of the time.
Compounds nonsterile preparations per compounding standards established by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP 795) (WAC 246-945-100).
Transcribes physician orders into the computers and monitors label printing. Transcribed orders are check and initialed by a licensed pharmacist.
Receipt and processing of written & verbal profile information (i.e., allergies, medications) into pharmacy software system
Review patient profile to retrieve specific clerical and other information as directed by a pharmacist.
Performs tasks under pharmacist’s supervision such as obtaining individual prepackaged, labeled medications for prescriptions, obtains stock bottles for prescription filling.
Removes expired and/or recalled medication from the pharmacy shelves and isolates them away from other medication.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Travel may be required.