Pharmacy Technician

General Information:

Job title: Pharmacy Technician

Schedule: Full-time, 80 hours per pay period; Rotating 8 hour shifts, scheduled between 8:00am and 7:00pm

Weekend rotation: Rotation required; minimum every third Saturday - 8:00am-1:00pm

Holiday rotation: Paid Holidays

Position Summary:

The Pharmacy Technician position performs many pharmacy-related functions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and performs all administrative functions of the department that do not require professional judgment or extensive technical training.

Position Responsibilities:

• Assist patients who are dropping off or picking up prescription orders.
• Enters prescription refills into the computer.
• Creates a profile of the patient's health and insurance information in the computer or updates the patient's profile.
• Verifies that the customer receives correct prescription(s) at point of sale.
• Completes daily distribution center medication orders, places orders on shelves, and verifies all associated paperwork.
• Communicates with the Pharmacy Assistant to perform additional purchasing and special inventory control activities, placing orders where approved.
• Assists the pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions, leaving dispensing container and bulk container for pharmacist verification.
• Prepares the pharmacy inventory.
• Screens telephone calls for the pharmacist.
• Compounds oral solutions, ointments, and creams.
• Prepackages bulk medications.
• Packages and labels unit dose drugs under supervision and final appraisal of the pharmacist.
• Maintains knowledge of loss prevention techniques.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Adhere Pack Input Technician Duties - as needed

• Processing adhere pack refills every month or if indicated, every 90 days.
• Ensuring profit margins and working rejections to ensure