Pharmacy Technician

Cencora

16d•Onsite

About The Position

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of a new pharmacy location in Sterling, IL! To support this exciting venture, we will be hiring Pharmacy Technicians. If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities, please apply today.

Requirements

Normally requires a minimum of two (2) years directly related and progressively responsible ambulatory pharmacy experience; bachelor's degree program preferred.
Pharmacy technician certification with a national technical certification organization, such as Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or other comparable national certification required.
State pharmacy certification is acceptable if core competencies are equal to or better than national certification requirements.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
Familiarity with pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions
Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
Good analytical skills

Nice To Haves

bachelor's degree program preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for creating a patient profile in the pharmacy information system.
Enters necessary prescription plan information in the patient profile for processing and adjudicating patient’s prescriptions.
Responsible for entering all new patient prescription information into the pharmacy information system.
Addresses insurance, reimbursement, and payment issues as appropriate by communicating with insurance providers, patients and pharmacists.
Participates in achieving business goals and metrics for the Ambulatory Pharmacy.
Retrieves and prepares the medication for pharmacist review and verification.
Prepares inventory reports for pharmacist review to purchase.
Submits, receives, and places inventory in stock.
Answers inbound telephone calls and triages calls as appropriate based upon the nature of the call to the appropriate staff.
Assists with the reviews and handling of all adjudicated prescription claims to ensure appropriateness of reimbursement, co-pay and related financials and, if needed, as directed, follows up all such claims deemed inappropriate.
Assists Pharmacist by providing required information for therapeutic consults with patients.
Intervenes with Pharmacy Benefit Manager Companies to resolve plan and patient specific adjudication issues.