IOD Pharmacy Technician

Cardinal Health•La Jolla, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

IOD Pharmacy Technician at Cardinal Health is responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective coordination of Cardinal Health's pharmacy operations that service acute care hospitals, hospital retail customers, ambulatory care and alternate site facilities, oncology and cardiology practices as well as retail customers. IOD (In Office Dispensing) is responsible for preparing, packaging, and dispensing medications directly to patients within a clinical or office setting.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Pharmacy Technician Certification required

Nice To Haves

two-year degree preferred
0 - 2 years related work experience or training preferred
Knowledge of computer/telephony support, preferably in a health care environment, preferred
Strong customer service background, preferably in health care environment, preferred
Excellent verbal communication skills, preferred
Competence with computer processing functions and other standard office equipment, preferred
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, preferred

Responsibilities

Accurately tracks all prescriptions that are written by physicians.
Keeps an accurate daily log of all prescriptions dispensed in the CCA IOD and those electronically prescribed.
Effectively supervises and monitors all prescriptions written in the facility, ensuring a qualified E-prescribing system has been adopted and every prescription is written in compliance with Medicare guidelines.
Cheerfully greets patients at the IOD window and explains the CCA prescription system and confirms patient information on file.
Provides patients with a choice of physician dispensing, when possible, or e-prescription to a pharmacy of their choice.
Effectively uses Centricity and Pioneer to verify patient prescription coverage insurance to accurately bill according to coverage plan.
Accurately inputs prescriptions for physician dispensing using Pioneer software.
Ensures accurate patient information is submitted for claim and confirms proper claim has been captured.
Effectively works with insurance companies, obtaining prior authorization for physician dispensing medication claims that are rejected.
Follows up on submitted authorization requests as needed.
Effectively completes other assignments as assigned by management.