MID Pharmacy Technician
The US Oncology Network•Chicago, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
Under the supervision of a physician, provide in-office dispensing of oral drugs to oncology patients. This includes technical aspects of oral medication dispensing, record keeping and inventory control as well as helping with financial assistance. Additional skills training will be provided for IV admixture preparation of chemotherapy agents.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum three to five years of experience in a retail pharmacy setting.
- Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate or State Pharmacy Board required.
- Possesses up to date knowledge of the profession and industry; is regarded as an expert in the technical/functional area; accesses and uses other expert resources when appropriate.
- Handles day to day work challenges confidently; is willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change; shows resilience in the face of constraints, frustrations, or adversity; demonstrates flexibility.
- Makes timely, cost effective and sound decisions; makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty.
- Emphasizes the need to deliver quality services; defines standards for quality and evaluated products, processes, and service against those standards; manages quality; improves efficiencies.
Nice To Haves
- Prior IV admixture training is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Verifies patient demographics, insurance information and prescription information
- Processes prescription and bills insurance for payment
- Review and sign paperwork
- Troubleshoots Medicare part B verification requirements
- Submits prior authorizations
- Checks for drugs interactions
- Applies for financial assistance through cancer foundations and co-pay assistance for high dollar oral drugs
- Tracks and reports monthly inventory in retail computer
- Ensures that the most cost effective drugs are ordered from vendors
- Labels prescriptions and ensures they are checked correctly by providers
- Ensures prescriptions and paperwork are being signed off on by a provider
- Obtains patient’s signature on all medications being dispensed
- Files and stores prescriptions
- Files and maintains daily reports
- Documents all interactions with the patient in the EMR
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K
- Perks Program
- HSA
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
