Specialty Pharmacy Technician
Shields Health Solutions•Albany, NY
•$20 - $22•Onsite
About The Position
The Specialty Pharmacy Technician will provide integrated support to patients and pharmacists by offering a 'hands-on' approach to total quality patient care through the delivery of a full continuum of medication adherence support. This role is for a highly motivated, self-starter seeking an exciting career path with a fast-growing company in specialty pharmacy management services. Candidates must be nationally certified as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with extensive experience.
Requirements
- Nationally certified as a CPhT
- Extensive experience as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
- 1+ years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician
- Strong phone skills
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word
- Able to quickly learn other database programs and able to extract relevant information
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Solid computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) for communication, documentation, and data management, as well as, navigating the internet and web-based platforms.
- Data entry and computer skills will be evaluated through an assessment as part of the pre-employment process.
Nice To Haves
- NY Pharmacy Technician License is preferred but not required
- 5+ years experience as a Pharmacy Technician
Responsibilities
- Interpret and enter prescriptions
- Clarify prescription orders with pharmacist and/or clinician as appropriate
- Label and fill prescriptions for the pharmacist to verify
- Perform pharmaceutical calculations
- Identifies medications requiring special storage and/or handling such as hazardous medications and/or refrigerated medication
- Identify and assembling supplies necessary for select medications such sharps containers, needles/syringes, alcohol swabs, Band-Aids
- Prepares medication for delivery to patients and departments
- Answers, resolves and triages inbound inquiries
- Provides outbound therapy/medication adherence check-ups
- Secures refill prescriptions
- Resolves insurance related issues and assists patients with various forms of financial assistance
- Maintains pharmacy inventory including drug ordering and receiving
- Communicate directly with patients over the phone to assist them in the awareness of their medications
- Achieve operational objectives by inputting data, performing adjudication on test claims and preparing action plans for follow-up
- Manage, organize, and update relevant data using database applications
- Apply observations and recommendations to operational issues, increased productivity, quality, and customer-service standards
- Identify trends, resolves problems; recommend improvements; implements change
- Actively participates in process improvement initiatives
- Acts as a value-added business partner to stakeholders throughout the organization
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate $20-$22
- 4k sign on bonus
- Health benefits effective immediately
- 401k with match
- 4 weeks of PTO (paid time off)
- 10 paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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