Pharmacy Technician (Closed Door Pharmacy)

San Ysidro Health • San Diego, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Assists pharmacists in the drug distribution process. This role involves counting, packaging, and labeling medications, inputting patient and prescription data, maintaining pharmacy automation machines, accessing medication history, communicating with healthcare providers, assisting patients, managing drug inventory, processing prescription claims, and preparing reports. The position also requires maintaining adequate inventory of supplies, ensuring compliance with 340B program requirements, adhering to departmental policies, and enhancing professional growth. The role may involve working at different SYH locations, assisting with medication package reconciliation, handling refill requests and prescription deliveries, and performing other related duties. Flexibility to work some evenings and/or Saturdays, with rotations for Saturday coverage, may be required. Occasional travel may also be necessary.

Requirements

• 3 years of experience working as a Pharmacy Technician
• High school or GED required
• Completion of a Pharmacy Technician program
• CA Board of Pharmacy Technician license
• Familiarity with Medical terminology
• Experience with Pharmacy automation machines including blister packs, robotics and counting machines
• Superb organizational and analytical abilities
• Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre employment PPDs
• Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment

Nice To Haves

• PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) preferred
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish or English/Arabic) preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Familiarity with Medi-Cal Program preferred

Responsibilities

• Counts, packages, pre-packages, and labels medication for inspection by pharmacist and fills routine orders for non-prescription pharmaceuticals
• Inputs patient and prescription data into the pharmacy computer system to process prescriptions and maintains patient profiles
• Maintains pharmacy automation machines including blister packs, robotics and counting machines
• Accesses medication history within patient electronic records and communicates with providers and health care team through secure EHR systems
• Assists and serves patients
• Assists in the ordering, stocking, and maintenance of drug inventory
• Bills and adjudicates prescription claims
• Assists in the preparation of reports and written documentation, as required by the department, company, state and federal agencies
• Ability to use Microsoft office to generate reports that will be presented and communicated within the organization
• Ability to use different platforms to communicate and organize delivery services and/or mail orders
• Assists pharmacists as directed
• Maintains and submits orders to maintain an adequate inventory of forms, clerical and pharmaceutical supplies, paper and equipment
• Maintains proper training and education with 340B program compliance requirements
• Follows established departmental policies and procedures, objectives quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in service meetings and workshops
• Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed
• Ability to work at different SYH locations as necessary
• Assists in medication packages reconciliation and provides pharmaceutical services including but not limited to handling patient refill requests and prescription delivery packages at different day centers within the legal work scope as needed
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested

Benefits

• Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre employment PPDs
• Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment

What This Job Offers

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