Pharmacy Technician

HPC Specialty Pharmacy • Concord, NC

13d

About The Position

Pharmacy Technician’s acts as a liaison between pharmacy and nursing service personnel to ensure that identified problems/concerns are
addressed in a timely manner. Responsible for maintaining State certified technician registration. Perform tasks associated with the preparation,
dispensing, and shipping process under the personal supervision and presence of a pharmacist.

Requirements

• Must pass a background check and drug screen prior to hire.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Completion of accredited pharmacy technician program.
• General knowledge of drug terminology, pharmaceutical calculations, drug use.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

• Previous administrative experience preferred.
• Previous experience with CPR+ preferred.
• Preferred National Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam and complete a pharmacy technician-training program from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean and neat pharmacy
• Maintains inventory for all medications and supplies including PRN medications
• Assist pharmacist in filling patient orders in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations
• Maintains up-to-date records of new and refill prescriptions in appropriate files and patient charts. Maintains proper filing of all patient chart information including annual renewal of patient information forms
• Works with nurses, patients, and prescribers to initiate new prescriptions as needed and keep nurses informed on shipments, variance, delivery, assay of potency, insurance, availability and tracking, etc.
• Receive new or transferred oral medical and prescription orders, as allowed per state board of pharmacy regulations
• Coordinates with other company offices for the filling of prescriptions as needed
• Reviews and maintains current information on insurance, reimbursements, physicians, patients, delivery tickets, nursing notes and other pertinent data in CPR+
• Sets up deliveries of medication with nurses, patients, and out of state pharmacies
• Maintains communication with Billing Support Specialist by furnishing all paperwork to ensure proper billing and collection
• Ensures all prescriptions are current by notifying Infusion Care Nurses and patients of expiring prescriptions within one month of their expiration
• Resolves minor insurance problems for nurses/patients; notifies Billing Specialist of any problems which cannot be rectified within 24 hours of receipt
• Performs Pharmacy Technician duties under the direction of the Pharmacy Director or PRN Staff Pharmacist
• Processes all pharmacy licensing and permits; ensures they are updated and properly displayed
• Participates in patient safety, quality, and infection control programs as directed

What This Job Offers

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