Certified Pharmacy Technician

Kroger; Layton (UT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Layton, UT is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support health and wellness initiatives and assist pharmacists in daily operations, ensuring accurate dispensing and exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities include HIPAA compliance, data entry, completing prescription steps, maintaining confidentiality, staying current with state requirements, and contributing to a safe, efficient pharmacy team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Completion of national registration, certification or licensure.

Responsibilities

• Support health and wellness initiatives.
• Understand and adhere to HIPAA regulations and company policies.
• Maintain a current national/state registration, certification, or license.
• Assist pharmacist in all responsibilities except those requiring a pharmacist’s professional judgement.
• Provide a stellar customer experience while accurately completing reception, data entry, adjudication, and dispensing steps.
• Support coaching and training of clerks/technicians.
• Compound medications according to state and other regulations.
• Perform post fill audits to verify prescription information.
• Assist with non-dispensing services using various platforms and tools.
• Complete CLIA-waived screenings consistent with laws and policies.
• Provide additional health and wellness services as allowed by regulators.
• Comply with sanitation and safety regulations and report unsafe conditions.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

National registration, certification or licensure

Job description

Job Description

Provide exceptional customer service to help people live healthier lives by treating our customers/employees in a fair and ethical manner, providing a safe, clean, inclusive environment, being a responsible member of the community, providing the right products, services, and care at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Provide direct patient intervention by providing health and wellness services and experiences relevant to the patient as allowable by and consistent with state and federal laws. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Provide exceptional customer service to help people live healthier lives by treating our customers/employees in a fair and ethical manner, providing a safe, clean, inclusive environment, being a responsible member of the community, providing the right products, services, and care at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Provide direct patient intervention by providing health and wellness services and experiences relevant to the patient as allowable by and consistent with state and federal laws. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Support company health and wellness initiatives
• Understand and adhere to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and the company's policies regarding the same
• Maintain a current national and/or state registration, certification, or license depending on state requirements
• Assist pharmacist in all responsibilities except those that require a pharmacist s professional judgement
• Provide a stellar customer experience while accurately and efficiently completing all steps of reception, data entry, adjudication, and product dispensing
• Support the continued coaching and training of clerks and/or technicians
• Compound medications according to state and any other regulations
• Perform post fill audits to verify prescription information matches computer records
• Support non-dispensing services through the use of various platforms, resources, and applications
• Complete the all aspects of CLIA-waived screenings consistent with state and federal law as well as company polices
• Provide any additional health and wellness services allowed by state and other regulatory bodies
• Comply with and reinforce all sanitation and safety regulations/guidelines/procedures and programs according to company, local, state, and federal health code regulations; identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
• Comply with local, state and federal regulations; report all illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Minimum

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be 18 years of age
• Ability to handle highly confidential information
• Completion of national registration, certification or licensure

Desired

• Any previous comparable experience
• Any equivalent experience of a pharmacy technician