Pharmacy Technician

Brown University

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician aids the Pharmacist staff in all daily duties while complying with State and Federal laws and Pharmacy policies and procedures. These duties include providing courteous service, maintaining a clean and orderly appearance of the pharmacy area, collecting and entering patient information into the pharmacy system, interpreting prescription orders and their preparation. The technician also manages incoming telephone calls, providing necessary information, or directs them to the appropriate staff. Other duties include managing inventory levels, placing orders with wholesalers, and maintaining appropriate cash controls and internal/external billing. This posting is for a per diem position. Availability to work weekends and weekday evenings until 7 pm is required.

Requirements

High school diploma required
Certification as a Pharmacy Technician II required
Maintain continuing education credits for Rhode Island and national certification
Minimum of 2 years of pharmacy experience required
Excellent communication and IT skills
Ability to work as part of a collaborative and interdisciplinary team
Remain up to date on required trainings: HIPAA, FWA, PCI-DSS, Blood borne pathogens, hazardous waste training
Background Check: All offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check and education verification satisfactory to Brown

Nice To Haves

experience with QS1 pharmacy software preferred

Responsibilities

Providing courteous service
Maintaining a clean and orderly appearance of the pharmacy area
Collecting and entering patient information into the pharmacy system
Interpreting prescription orders and their preparation
Managing incoming telephone calls, providing necessary information, or directs them to the appropriate staff
Managing inventory levels
Placing orders with wholesalers
Maintaining appropriate cash controls and internal/external billing