Certified Pharmacy Tech

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health in an outpatient pharmacy setting seeks a Pharmacy Technician. The role involves transcribing prescriptions, billing insurance, labeling medications, and supporting inventory control, while delivering exceptional customer service to patients.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and pharmacy registration or intern status per Iowa rules. The role is full-time with day shifts and weekend rotation across MercyOne Pharmacies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• PTCB certification or National Healthcareer Association (NHA) registration OR Iowa Board of Pharmacy registration as Pharmacist-intern per board rules.

Responsibilities

• Greets and assists patients/customers in person and on the phone in a professional and confidential manner
• Communicates effectively with colleagues and customers, listening and adapting style as needed
• Represents Trinity Health MercyOne Pharmacies in a courteous, friendly, and caring manner
• Operates with flexibility, adjusting to changing schedules and customer needs, prioritizing workload
• Operates cash register including cash, credit card, and in-store charges
• Assists with inventory control: ordering, receiving, stocking, returning, and counting inventories including expired drugs
• Assists with invoice reconciliation and coding for finance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift Description: Pharmacy Hours: This position will float throughout all of our outpatient pharmacies and will be in the weekend rotation. The Pharmacy Technician assists in the technical functions of the practice of pharmacy, enabling the pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care to the patient. An integral part of the pharmacy team, the technician transcribes prescriptions to the pharmacy dispensing system, bills insurance, packages, and labels medications, assists with inventory control, and provides exceptional customer service to our patients. (Unless specified each function is applicable to both certified pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainee).

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

• A. Reports to: Retail Pharmacists, Lead Retail Pharmacists, Pharmacy Management
• B. Key Working Relationships: Pharmacists, other technicians and pharmacy support staff, pharmacy central billing staff, nurses, other clinic and hospital staff
• C. Primary Customer Groups: Patients, families and caregivers, clinic staff
• D. Age/Population of Patients Served: All

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• A. Greets and assists patients/customers in person and on the phone in a professional and confidential manner
• B. Communicates effectively with colleagues and customers alike, being a good listener and adjusting style as needed
• C. Represents MercyOne Pharmacies in a courteous, friendly, and caring manner
• D. Performs duties with flexibility, adapting to changing schedules and needs of the customers, prioritizing workload accordingly
• E. Operates cash register accurately, including cash, credit card, in store charges and payments on account
• F. Assists with all aspects of inventory control: ordering, receiving, stocking, returning, and additional drug inventory control duties, including checking pharmacy stock shelves for outdated drugs and assisting with annual inventory counts of all products stocked in pharmacy including prescription, non-prescription, and supplies with a focus on stewardship
• G. Assists with invoice reconciliation and coding for finance

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

A high school diploma or equivalent Registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Technician Certification Board (PTCB), or the National Healthcareer Association OR Registration: Registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist-Intern per Board of Pharmacy rules: “Pharmacist-intern” or “intern” means a person enrolled in a college of pharmacy or actively pursuing a pharmacy degree, or as otherwise provided by the board, who is registered with the board for the purpose of obtaining instruction in the practice of pharmacy from a preceptor pursuant to Iowa Code section 155A.6. “Pharmacist-intern” includes a graduate of an approved college of pharmacy, or a foreign graduate who has established educational equivalency pursuant to the requirements of rule 657— 4.7(155A), who is registered with the board for the purpose of obtaining practical experience as a requirement for licensure as a pharmacist in Iowa. “Pharmacist-intern” may include an individual participating in a residency or fellowship program in Iowa, whether or not the individual is licensed as a pharmacist in another state

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