Pharmacy Tech, Casual - Community

SUMMARY

We are currently seeking a casual Pharmacy Tech to join our Hospital Retail CSC Clinic Community Pharmacy team. This position is casual, no benefits, day/evening shift, and rotating weekends.

Under the supervision of a registered pharmacist performs a variety of technical and clerical duties allowable by law, while maintaining a favorable image of the pharmacy within the hospital and in the community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Answers phones for the pharmacy department and directs calls to appropriate personnel

• Maintains knowledge of the Hospital Credit and Collection Policy and other related policies

• Prepackages, prepares, labels and hands out prescriptions after they are checked by a registered pharmacist

• Maintains cash registers, credit card machines and reporting for cash transactions

• Prepares daily deposits for the cashier's office

• Bills and credits patient medications

• Stocks inventory in Pharmacy

• Routinely checks and removes outdated and expired medications

• Delivers medications to patient care and ancillary areas and picks up new orders as scheduled

• Files prescriptions and reports

• Maintains the pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion

• Enters outpatient prescriptions

• Obtains and records patient drug histories

• Triages orders, determines priorities, processes orders and notifies the pharmacist as appropriate

• Performs various calculations to determine the correct dose using weight

• Identifies the appropriate product to process based on the prescription order

• Triages insurance rejections and initiates prior authorization claims as needed

• Uses appropriate pharmaceutical-medical terms, abbreviations and symbols

• Maintains a working knowledge of general chemical and physical properties of drugs

• Compounding medications as per Minnesota Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations

• Responsible for safe and careful handling of chemotherapeutic medications

• Assist with other duties as assigned but only after appropriate training

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education/ Work Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program or a 240 hour employer based Technician training Program or 1,000 hours of Pharmacy experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Computer skills

• Knowledge of Pharmacy computer systems.

• Insurance and Billing Experience

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to communicate with other employees and public

• Possess strong interpersonal skills; be a team player, and promote positive team environment

• Excellent customer service skills

• Demonstrate good decision making skills, problem solving techniques, and possess the ability to prioritize multiple tasks

• Ability to use a computer and associated programs

• Ability to understand oral and written instructions

• Ability to learn and apply pharmacy procedures and interpret prescriptions

• Ability to apply basic math skills

• Some skill in record keeping

• Ability to use computer effectively

License/Certifications:

• Current Pharmacy Technician Registration with MN State Board
• PTCB or ExCPT pharmacy tech certification within 1 year of date of hire, paid for by employee.

OR

• Current Intern License with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy