Retail Cert Pharmacy Tech - Pharmacy Downtown Retail - PT .5 Varying Shifts
About The Position
The Retail Certified Pharmacy Technician prepares medications for dispensing and prescription fulfillment under pharmacist supervision, supporting patient safety and compliance with departmental, state, and federal regulations. The role includes entering prescription and other pharmacy data accurately, preparing and repackaging medications, maintaining narcotics and general inventory records, handling insurance claims, and providing customer service. The technician also helps improve pharmacy operations through staff input and project work, maintains relevant equipment, and works under daily demands from patient care units.
Requirements
- Three years of experience or equivalent education in a retail pharmacy.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the metric system.
- Typing speed of 40 words per minute.
- Manual dexterity.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions and perform work accurately, efficiently, and with attention to detail.
- Ability to perform mathematical proportion problems and other mathematical equations.
- Valid national certification and licensure and certification with the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds and stand for long periods.
- Ability to analyze work situations, solve problems, and work professionally.
- Ability to learn 1,000 generic and trade medication names.
- Ability to work under supervision when filling orders and preparing prescriptions.
- Understanding of laminar/vertical flow hoods, Biological Safety Cabinets, and aseptic technique.
- Ability to accurately fill patient prescriptions and enter data into a computer.
- Knowledge of hazardous materials and associated safety practices.
- Ability to work under daily stress and demands from patient care units.
Nice To Haves
- Five or more years of similar job experience.
- Previous health care experience, especially in a pharmacy.
Responsibilities
- Interpret prescriptions and accurately enter prescription information into the pharmacy computer system; notify the pharmacist of significant problems.
- Prepare prescription drugs for inpatients and outpatients under pharmacist supervision.
- Repackage medications and label them accurately.
- Enter pharmacy data accurately and process credits and debts.
- Attend department meetings, offer ideas for innovation, cost containment, quality improvement, and problem solving, and contribute to pharmacy development projects.
- Prioritize tasks based on patient needs.
- Maintain narcotics control data and use inventory control systems; order and stock areas appropriately and cost-effectively.
- Remove outdated medications from the pharmacy and assigned units.
- Verify received inventory against invoices, communicate exceptions to the immediate supervisor, and rotate stock appropriately.
- Follow hazardous-material safety practices and work amid the daily stress and demands of patient care units.
- Communicate effectively in writing, by telephone, and with staff and coworkers.
- Bill third-party insurance plans accurately and resolve rejected claims in a timely manner.
- Provide customer service in person and by telephone.
- Maintain and clean required equipment and promptly report equipment failures or repair needs to the immediate supervisor or Pharmacy Manager.
- Recommend policy and procedure changes to the Pharmacy Manager or another appropriate hospital manager.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
