Job Title: Pharmacy Technician, Certified
Reports To: Supervisor, Pharmacy Technician
Job Summary: Assists Pharmacy Supervisor with day-to-day activities in the pharmacy.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The job duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties that fall within the broad scope of this classification may be assigned.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Contributes to Effective Pharmacy Operations.
- Demonstrates an understanding of and proficiency with the application of all Joint Commission Accreditation standards, CCHCI policies and reporting requirements applicable to a Pharmacy Technician.
- Receives and processes prescription orders and clinic supply requests promptly and accurately.
- Completes prescription order transactions by billing appropriate payer(s) correctly after pharmacist verification.
- Prints required pharmacy reports and labels.
- Assists the pharmacist with identification of prescription processing problems, proposing, and implementing solutions, and follow up.
- Answers phone calls, responds to caller questions as able and/or transfers/ directs caller to appropriate phone number. Takes messages for pharmacy staff as needed.
- Travels to pick up orders or deliver medications to clinic areas or other CCHCI sites as needed.
- Prepares and facilitates daily and weekly bank deposits.
- Maintains and files logs, records, and other required documentation accurately.
- Ensures operation of pharmacy equipment by completing preventive maintenance and cleaning requirements, following manufacturer''s instructions, reporting malfunctions, and requesting repairs.
- Completes and documents medication storage area inspections.
- Participates in pharmacy staff and other meetings as required.
- Performs administrative and/or clerical duties for pharmacy department as needed.
- Provides orientation and training to new team members and assists co-workers in completion of tasks.
- Assists with selecting training of Pharmacy Technician Trainees at the discretion of the Lead Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Supervisor.
- Works assigned weekends as required.
- Maintains Medication and Supply Inventory.
- Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing medications and supplies.
- Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date.
- Identifies and replaces, as needed, outdated and unusable medications.
- Replenishes emergency and clinic supplies accurately and promptly.
Required Minimum Qualifications - Education, Expérience, Certificates & Licences:
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Active Pharmacy Technician License from the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy.
- Valid driver''s License.
- Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Preferred Qualifications - Education, Expérience, Certificates & Licences:
- Experience as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee preferred.
Required Language Skills:
- Ability to comprehend and compose instructions, correspondence, and communications in English in both oral and written format.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred, but not required.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, internal providers and staff and other agency staff working in cooperation with the organization.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
- Ability to stand for extended periods.
- Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients, operate office equipment, etc.
- Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computers, telephone and other office machinery, and grasp and seize small objects such as medication tablets and containers.
- Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor, handwritten and typed documents, as well as accurately identify and distinguish colors.
- Ability to perceive the size, shape, temperature and/or texture of objects by touch.
- Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.
Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to perform medical math that may include the use of ratio/proportion, dosage calculation, metric and household equivalents, roman numerals, abbreviations, and general math including percentages, etc.
- Ability to skillfully gather and analyze data.
- Ability to perform a variety of assignments and make decisions requiring independent judgment.
- Displays a high level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of health plans and community health centers preferred.
- Knowledge of HIPAA and Corporate Compliance rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of 340B regulations preferred.
- Computer literacy is required with proficiency in the use of all Microsoft Office programs.
- Knowledge of pharmacy software preferred.
- Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service by mail, telephone, and in-person.
Work Environment & Conditions:
- Work environment is typical of a health care facility setting with occasional exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, and hazardous chemicals.
- Work requires reliable transportation as position requires occasional travel and extended hours to include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.