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Pharmacy Technician- Overnight

Job Details

Experienced
Regency IHS Pharmacy Services - Round Rock, TX
N/A
Undisclosed
High School
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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

Other Requirements

Must be able to work overnight hours

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