Prescription Assistant- CMG Farmville, Full time, Days

Centra Health • Farmville, VA

44d • Onsite

About The Position

The Prescription Assistant facilitates the management of prescription refills and samples within the ambulatory practice. This position functions under the direction of the nursing supervisor or pharmacist and acts as an agent of the provider. This role is located at CMG Farmville, and is full time hours -Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED
• Completes/Maintains annual education required by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and the Virginia Pharmacists Association (VPhA)
• Current Pharmacy Technician license with the Virginia Board of Pharmacy

Nice To Haves

• Associates of Science in Science

Responsibilities

• Medications prior authorizations: paper forms/electronic, assists patients with form completions to drug company
• If criteria are satisfied, create, and send a PROPOSED refill request to the authorized provider for co-signature
• Review incoming refill requests using a shared RX inbox
• Assist in the management of samples for practice
• Compare each request against the relevant clinical protocol and verify that the appropriate criteria have been met
• If the criteria are not satisfied, send an inbox message to the authorized provider or their office pool to indicate that a refill request has been received but is not able to be immediately fulfilled
• Alerts physicians and nursing supervisor of possible misuse of prescription drugs by patients
• Review paper faxes: duplication resolve/complete
• May perform other duties as assigned or requested and job specification can be modified or updated at any time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees