Pharmacy Technician (61134)

Job Details

Level: Experienced

Job Location: Regency IHS Pharmacy Services - Round Rock, TX

Education Level: High School

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Health Care

Essential Job Functions

Primary Responsibilities

Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician will be responsible for daily handling of on-going pharmacy benefit telephone calls from nursing staff, pharmacy providers and physicians and assists in preparing and dispensing pharmaceuticals. A full-time employee will generally work 40 hours per week with overtime as needed to meet staffing requirements. A part-time employee will generally work 20 to 25 hours per week or less.

Essential Functions

• Enter prescription orders into the computer.

• Create and update patient's health and insurance information in the computer.

• Assist the pharmacist, under direct supervision, in the practice of pharmacy, in accordance with local, state, federal and company regulations.

• Communicate with insurance carriers to obtain payment for prescription claims.

• Complete weekly distribution center medication orders, place orders on shelves, and verify all associated paperwork.

• Assist the pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions.

• Prepare the pharmacy inventory.

• Screen telephone calls for pharmacist.

• Communicate with prescribers and their agents to obtain refill authorizations.

• Compound oral solutions, ointments, and creams.

• Prepackage bulk medications.

• Maintain an awareness of developments in the community and pharmaceuticals fields that relate to job responsibilities and integrate them into practice.

• Assist in training new employees.

• Assist other pharmacy technicians.

• Assist pharmacist in scheduling and maintaining workflow.

• Maintain knowledge of loss prevention techniques.

• Troubleshoot third party prescription claims questions with an understanding of on-line rejections and plan parameters.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals.

• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Follow established procedures concerning quality assurance, cost-containment, security of controlled substances and disposal of drugs and hazardous waste.

• Comply with Corporate Compliance Program activities which include, but are not limited to: proper documentation; accurate coding; safety in the workplace; treating others with honor and respect; eliminating harassment, abuse and intimidation; understanding and following our Code of Conduct; and reporting inappropriate behavior.

Qualifications

Educational/Training Requirements

• High school diploma or graduate equivalent degree (GED)
• One to three months of related experience and/or training

Licensing Requirements

• Current Pharmacy Technician in Training or Pharmacy Technician License issued by Texas State Board of Pharmacy

• CE credits must be maintained according to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy guidelines

• Current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, optional