Pharmacy Technician

Family HealthCare Network • Visalia, CA

6d • $21 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for performing and supporting the daily operations of the Pharmacy Department.

Requirements

• Possesses work-related skills at a higher level than completion of high school, including formal written and verbal communications skills, computational and computer skills, mathematical, and technical skills.
• Proof of completion of high school with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or completion of General Educational Development (GED) with a minimum overall score of 162.5.
• Health care related knowledge frequently acquired through completion of a trade school, para-professional, or certificate type program.
• Two years of experience and knowledge of pharmacy processes and practices, typically learned on the job or successful completion of a pharmacy externship with Family HealthCare Network.
• Ability to prepare more complex documents in Microsoft Word, including creating tables, charts, graphs and other elements.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel to review and compile data, including the use of formulas, functions, lookup tables and other standard spreadsheet elements.
• Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Licensed in the state of California as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Job duties require the compilation of information prepared in effective written form, including correspondence, reports, articles or other documentation.
• Effectively conveys technical information to non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• If an individual has completed a degree at a higher level than required by the role and had a stronger GPA in that program, they may provide proof of GPA from that degree in lieu of the high school diploma.

Responsibilities

• Preparing prescriptions for Pharmacist’s final verification, including receiving E-script orders and new prescriptions, verifying patient information, entering/reviewing data into the Pharmacy Practice Management System, processing labels, contacting prescribers for refill approval/denial, selecting and counting appropriate medication, verifying prescription label information, presenting filled prescriptions for final review, and filing paperwork.
• Operating the cash register, processing cash and credit card transactions, and obtaining patient signatures for insurance log documentation.
• Keeping the Pharmacist informed of any warnings, potential consultations, or departmental progress.
• Monitoring prescriptions in the wait area, including checking fill dates, running will call reports, removing old prescriptions, returning medications to stock, and reversing orders online.
• Delivering medications and prescriptions to other sites and maintaining accurate delivery logs.
• Monitoring medication stock levels, processing incoming medication orders, comparing shipped items to ordered items, affixing price stickers, stocking shelves, checking expiration dates, rotating or removing items, returning outdated/expired/damaged/overstock/recalled merchandise, and assisting with inventory.
• Adhering to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
• Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED