Pharmacy Technician (Closed Door Pharmacy)
About The Position
Assists pharmacists in the drug distribution process. This role involves counting, packaging, and labeling medication, inputting patient and prescription data into the pharmacy computer system, and maintaining pharmacy automation machines. The technician will also access medication history, communicate with healthcare providers via EHR systems, assist and serve patients, and manage drug inventory. Additional duties include billing and adjudicating prescription claims, preparing reports, and utilizing Microsoft Office for reporting. The role requires the ability to use different platforms for delivery services and to assist pharmacists as directed. The position also involves maintaining and ordering supplies, ensuring compliance with 340B program requirements, adhering to departmental policies and procedures, and enhancing professional growth through continuous education. The technician may be required to work at different SYH locations, assist with medication package reconciliation, provide pharmaceutical services such as handling refill requests and prescription deliveries, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 3 years of experience working as a Pharmacy Technician
- High school or GED required
- Completion of a Pharmacy T echnician program
- CA Board of Pharmacy Technician license
- Familiarity with Medi-Cal Program preferred.
- Experience with Medical terminology and Pharmacy automation machines including blister packs, robotics and counting machines.
- Superb organizational and analytical abilities.
- Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre employment PPDs.
- Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment.
Nice To Haves
- PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) preferred
- Bi-lingual (English/Spanish or English/Arabic) preferred
- Familiarity with Medi-Cal Program
Responsibilities
- Counts, packages, pre-packages, and labels medication for inspection by pharmacist and fills routine orders for non-prescription pharmaceuticals
- Inputs patient and prescription data into the pharmacy computer system to process prescriptions and maintains patient profiles
- Maintains pharmacy automation machines including blister packs, robotics and counting machines
- Accesses medication history within patient electronic records and communicates with providers and health care team through secure EHR systems
- Assists and serves patients
- Assists in the ordering, stocking, and maintenance of drug inventory
- Bills and adjudicates prescription claims
- Assists in the preparation of reports and written documentation, as required by the department, company, state and federal agencies
- Ability to use Microsoft office to generate reports that will be presented and communicated within the organization
- Ability to use different platforms to communicate and organize delivery services and/or mail orders
- Assists pharmacists as directed
- Maintains and submits orders to maintain an adequate inventory of forms, clerical and pharmaceutical supplies, paper and equipment
- Maintains proper training and education with 340B program compliance requirements
- Follows established departmental policies and procedures, objectives quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in service meetings and workshops
- Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed
- Ability to work at different SYH locations as necessary
- Assists in medication packages reconciliation and provides pharmaceutical services including but not limited to handling patient refill requests and prescription delivery packages at different day centers within the legal work scope as needed
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunity for all applicants for employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
