Pharmacy Tech - Whittier Clinic Community Pharmacy - Hiring Incentive

SUMMARY:

We are currently seeking a Pharmacy Tech to join our Whitter Clinic Community Pharmacy team. This position is full-time with benefits, 80 hours per pay period, day/evening shift, and every 3rd weekend. Bilingual preferred: Somali, Arabic, or Spanish.

$5000 Sign-On Bonus

A sign-on bonus is available for eligible external candidates. Current employees and former employees (rehired within 12 months) are not eligible. One year work commitment required.

Purpose of this position: 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• Routinely checks and removes outdated and expired medications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

• Is responsible for safe and careful handling of chemotherapeutic medications

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

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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

• Possesses strong interpersonal skills, is a team player, and promotes positive team environment

• Excellent customer service skills

• Demonstrates good decision making skills, problem solving techniques, and possesses 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