Certified Pharmacy Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English, except in Puerto Rico.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours.

Nice To Haves

• Six months of experience in a retail environment.
• Prior work experience with Walgreens.
• Good math skills for accurately counting, measuring, and weighing medications.
• Good computer skills.
• Knowledge of store inventory control.
• PTCB certification.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist customers and patients, resolve issues, answer questions, and model customer-service best practices.
• Develop strong relationships with valuable customers.
• Assist the pharmacist under supervision and in accordance with applicable state, federal, and company policies; comply with the Walgreen Co. Pharmacy Code of Conduct.
• Use pharmacy systems to enter patient and drug information, ensure accuracy, fill prescriptions, retrieve and count medications, verify medicines, and check for possible interactions.
• Assist pharmacists with scheduling and maintaining workflow.
• Immediately report prescription errors to the pharmacist on duty and follow company procedures and the Quality Improvement Program.
• Follow the company Good Faith Dispensing policy during applicable prescription dispensing activities.
• Register sales on the assigned cash register and collect and handle cash as required; help customers locate over-the-counter products.
• Handle telephone calls that do not require the pharmacist's personal attention, including calls to physicians.
• Correct and resubmit manual third-party prescription claims promptly and perform assigned clerical duties.
• Assist with inventory management, including ordering, unpacking, checking, and storing pharmaceutical shipments; apply asset-protection techniques and file claims for shipment overages, shortages, order errors, or damaged prescription drugs.
• As needed, assist the pharmacist with clinical services, including collecting and labeling patient blood or urine samples, and coordinate clinical services with pharmacy staff, Walgreens healthcare clinics, and external providers.
• Help maintain relationships with the local medical community through provider outreach and engagement with health groups, retirement homes, nursing homes, and other forums.
• Help keep the Pharmacy Department stocked, clean, neat, and orderly.
• Comply with company policies and procedures and maintain respectful relationships with coworkers.
• Complete special assignments and other tasks as assigned.
• Earn and maintain PTCB certification through the designated training program and/or required state certification or registration; otherwise, earn PTCB certification as a condition of promotion to senior technician.
• Attend requested training, complete PPLs, acquire continuing education credits, and maintain knowledge of healthcare and pharmacy developments.