Retail Pharmacy Technician

Alliance For Pharmacy Compounding • Killeen, TX

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About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician 2 helps distribute medications and related tasks. They can work independently and maintain a specialized area while aiding in pharmaceutical care. Essential Functions of the Role include maintaining a specialized area of responsibility, aiding in delivering care in Purchasing, Receiving, Auditing, Sterile and nonsterile compounding, Billing, Informatics, Medication Reconciliation, Licensing, Contracting, and Marketing. The technician will enter medication orders from doctors' sheets or prescriptions, fill according to the label, ensuring the correct product is dispensed, and ensure the dosage form and charge quantity match the formulary. They will also complete and file appropriate paperwork to ensure payment for and delivery of pharmacy supplies, monitor lost charges, order supplies daily, and coordinate returns for credit when pharmaceuticals have expired. The technician will coordinate the Drug Recall Process, help maintain a clean, orderly, and fully stocked work environment under established policies and procedures, perform inventory control, and compound or admix ingredients appropriately for dispensing, cart fill, and sterile preparation while under the supervision of the Pharmacist. They will perform IV admixtures using aseptic techniques and in compliance with accepted regulatory standards as required, help patients and medical staff with nonjudgmental questions under a pharmacist preceptor's supervision, answer simple questions from medical staff and patients, and deliver medication appropriately to patients, and deliver delivery carts to floors daily.

Requirements

• H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• 1 Year of Experience
• Pharmacy Technician (PHT) or Pharmacy Intern (RPH-INT) certification from the TX Board of Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a specialized area of responsibility.
• Aids in delivering care in Purchasing, Receiving, Auditing, Sterile and nonsterile compounding, Billing, Informatics, Medication Reconciliation, Licensing, Contracting, and Marketing.
• Enter medication orders from doctors' sheets or prescriptions.
• Fill according to the label, ensuring the correct product is dispensed.
• Ensure the dosage form and charge quantity match the formulary.
• Enter correct billing data as required.
• Completes and files appropriate paperwork to ensure payment for and delivery of pharmacy supplies.
• Monitors lost charges.
• Orders supplies daily and coordinates returns for credit when pharmaceuticals have expired.
• Coordinates the Drug Recall Process.
• Helps maintain a clean, orderly, and fully stocked work environment under established policies and procedures.
• Performs inventory control: stocking, cleaning, and facing prescription and OTC shelves.
• Compounds or admixes ingredients appropriately for dispensing, cart fill and sterile preparation while under the supervision of the Pharmacist.
• Perform IV admixtures using aseptic techniques and in compliance with accepted regulatory standards as required.
• Helps patients and medical staff with nonjudgmental questions under a pharmacist preceptor's supervision.
• Answers simple questions from medical staff and patients.
• Delivers medication appropriately to patients, and delivers delivery carts to floors daily.

Benefits

• Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%
• Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates and more
• Immediate access to time off benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: High school or GED