Pharmacy Technician (Float) - Stone - El Rio Pharmacy

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Job Summary

This position is designated for the new Stone location. The selected candidate will be issued a start date when the clinic opens, which is currently anticipated for mid-April to early May 2026.

Salary Range

Salary: $17.57 - $26.35 per hour, depending on qualifications.

Job Purpose

The Pharmacy Technician serves in a direct service role as part of a team providing quality pharmacy services to El Rio Health patients. In this role, the Pharmacy Technician is responsible for preparing medications for patient consumption under the general supervision of a licensed pharmacist and providing varied administrative support requiring some independent judgment for the Pharmacy Department at a clinic location assigned by management.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs and/or completes all assigned pharmaceutical and clerical duties, tasks, responsibilities, and assignments supporting Pharmacy operations within established time frames, meeting established rates of performance for the quality and quantity of work for the position, demonstrating a level of quality, efficiency, and accuracy in the employees job performance that guarantees the highest standards of excellence.
• Maintains at all times patient and/or employee confidentiality by controlling the environment and information being disclosed to individuals, ensuring full compliance with all HIPAA and corporate compliance standards.
• Gains and maintains the knowledge, understanding, and technical skills required to perform all assigned duties, tasks, and responsibilities, including those based on the application of scientific pharmacy principles and practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Receives and intakes prescriptions for dispensing by the pharmacist by ensuring that information on the prescription is complete and accurate.
• Retrieves, counts, pours, weighs, and at times mixes medications for verification by the Pharmacist.
• Prepares and packages medications for Pharmacist review.
• Refers patients with questions regarding prescriptions, drug information, or health matters to a pharmacist.
• Ensures that all patient and prescription information is correct and entered into the pharmacy operating system, verifying patient information and eligibility data, and recording all prescriptions and disbursements.
• Identifies and resolves any insurance billing exceptions.
• Ensures the timely and efficient performance of check-out processing with patients.
• Performs clerical duties, such as answering phones and cash register operation.
• Maintains pharmacy equipment and work areas to department standards.
• Gains and maintains a comprehensive understanding that ensures compliance with Federal, State, and 340B Drug Pricing Program regulations, standards, and laws, as well as any standards and requirements for third-party funding sources.
• Maintains the integrity of the 340B Drug Pricing Program to ensure only eligible patients receive 340B drugs.
• Works closely with medical and dental staff to ensure a high level of service.
• Demonstrates the desired level of customer service in all interactions with patients and internal clients, answering and responding to all incoming calls, emails, and inquiries in a timely and effective manner, responding to questions or requests and forwarding any issues or complaints for resolution.
• Maintains proficiency in the electronic health record to be able to perform tasks such as looking up health records, financial records, and referrals.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and hygienic work environment in compliance with all Policies and Procedures, including but not limited to work areas, workstations, examination rooms, hand washing, infection prevention, and control, etc.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (G.E.D.) if applicable.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.
• Current License as a Pharmacy Technician in accordance with the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy requirements.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers.
• Level I fingerprint clearance card, current, valid, and in good standing, or have applied for it within seven working days after beginning employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish with the ability to speak, read, and write in both languages.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices to perform the essential functions of the job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

El Rio Health does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy and sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, including family medical history, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Additional Requirements

• All AZ employees must have a Level One Fingerprint Clearance card.
• New hires and transfers must submit their fingerprint clearance card or fingerprint receipt before their hire date or transfer date.
• All employees are strongly recommended to obtain and maintain vaccination status, as recommended by CDC and/or other public health agencies, to include an Influenza vaccination.
• Subject to exemptions and accommodations when required by law.
• Policy Adm-016 & Adm-045.
• Employees in positions holding responsibility for the safety and welfare of others will also be classified as safety-sensitive.
• El Rio Health is a non-profit 501(c)3 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and abides by all applicable federal Drug-Free Workplace standards.
• El Rio Health is an equal opportunity employer.