Pharmacy Technician Specialty Pharmacy Job

Pharmacy Technician Specialty Pharmacy

SPECIALTY PHARMACY (Specialty Pharmacy)

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Shift: Day

Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)

Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours every two weeks (Non-Exempt)

Starting Wage DOE: $19.68 - $24.60

This position is responsible for assisting the pharmacist in the delivery of quality pharmaceutical care and medication distribution as permitted by law.

Essential Job Functions

* Answers the telephone and assists customers seeking pharmaceutical care. Performs a variety of data entry and report generating tasks.
* Assists the pharmacist with all aspects of the Billings Clinic medication distribution system including compounding/admixing pharmaceutical preparations, filling bottles/bingo cards with prescribed tablets/capsules, processing prescriptions and emergent prescriptions, adjudicating claims, performing point of sale functions, proper utilization of outpatient pharmacy technology etc.
* Maintains adequate medication inventories and supplies to meet dispensing needs.
* Maintains an accurate controlled substance perpetual inventory via appropriate use of controlled substance vault or controlled substance records.
* Facilitates the delivery of all pharmaceuticals to meet the needs of the customer/patient and ensures proper point-of-sale (POS ) processes and balancing of POS funds and registers.
* Maintains the pharmacy in a neat and organized condition.
* Processes complete prescription claims including proper adjudication/reconciliation, insurance verification, prior authorization, and compassionate care/medication assistance programs associated with patient accounts and insurance claims billing.
* Enters medication charges and credits for the adjudication/reconciliation of patient accounts and insurance claims billing.
* Participates in quality improvement activities utilizing performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality.
* Educates and trains new pharmacy staff, students, and residents, as appropriate.
* Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and development; meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.
* Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental, and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

*High School or GED
*Must be 18 years of age

Certifications and Licenses
* All Pharmacy Technicians must display and provide proof of current registration with the Montana State Board of Pharmacy per current regulations
* All Pharmacy Technicians must successfully complete all required training and department/position specific competencies.
* All Pharmacy Technicians must successfully maintain continuing education per board of pharmacy requirements and produce such documentation upon request.
* All Pharmacy Technicians must not be on the OIG exclusion list.