PHARMACY TECHNICIAN - TEMPORARY (Community Family Clinic) Idaho Falls, Blackfoot
About The Position
This is a temporary position for a Pharmacy Technician at the Community Family Clinic in Idaho Falls, Blackfoot. The role involves data entry of prescriptions, updating patient information, managing inventory, and processing prescriptions for filling. The technician will work with electronic health records, handle billing, prepare medications, and manage point-of-sale transactions. Maintaining confidentiality and compliance with regulations like HIPAA, Joint Commission, and OSHA is crucial. The position requires the ability to multitask, manage time effectively, and remain calm under pressure.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Idaho State Pharmacy Licensure
- Current driver's license and proof of auto insurance
- Must pass a background check.
- Specific Pharmacy Technician knowledge and training
- Ability to operate standard office equipment and be proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Evidence of no communicable disease
Nice To Haves
- Idaho State Pharmacy Technician certification
- 3-5 years’ experience
- Ability to read, speak, and write in both English/Spanish in a business setting.
Responsibilities
- Data entry of prescriptions from hardcopy, e-scripts, and refills.
- Enter patient demographics, insurance information, allergies, and chronic diseases for new prescriptions.
- Update patient information as necessary.
- Use the electronic health record (EHR) to verify and find needed information.
- Notify the pharmacist of drug utilization review (DUR) messages before proceeding with prescription process.
- Basket all prescription materials to forward to counting station.
- Appropriately bill prescriptions, selecting the correct type of billing and responding to third-party error messages.
- Reprocess billing as needed.
- Prepare prescriptions for filling: Retrieve stock medications, count and pour from a stock bottle, apply the appropriate label.
- Reconstitute a prepared product that does not require calculation under direct supervision.
- Assure the correct national drug code (NDC) is used to fill the prescription.
- Apply the counter check procedure as a first check.
- Mark opened bottles.
- File and retrieve pharmacy records as needed.
- Place filled medications into a basket for pharmacist check.
- Process prescription at point of sale (POS).
- File completed prescriptions alphabetically for pick-up.
- Hand out completed refills to the patient when no counseling is necessary.
- Operate the cash register and related tasks.
- Manage Inventory: Add new and adjust current medication information in the pharmacy system.
- Adjust inventory counts as needed.
- Receive, process, and organize stock medications.
- Process outdates and returns per procedures.
- Process daily medication orders.
- Outdate checks are done at least weekly.
- Maintain assigned work areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition.
- Prepare daily reports as assigned.
- Ability to multi-task, manage time, meet deadlines, and remain calm and professional under pressure.
- Maintain standards of confidentiality of CC Idaho clients and records.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA standards.
- Perform all work duties and activities in compliance with CC Idaho, Joint Commission, OSHA and HIPAA regulations.
Benefits
- No benefits offered for Temporary assignment
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
