Certified Pharmacy Technician

Kroger Family of Companies; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in dispensing medications and performing data entry tasks. You will interact with customers, process insurance adjudications, and provide a compliant, safe, and courteous service experience in a pharmacy setting.

Responsibilities include supporting health and wellness initiatives, maintaining HIPAA and regulatory adherence, and helping train clerks and technicians as needed, while ensuring accuracy and efficiency

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist in responsibilities that do not require professional judgement.
• Provide reception, data entry, adjudication, and dispensing of medications.
• Support health and wellness services and customer experiences.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance and store policies.
• Adhere to sanitation, safety, and regulatory guidelines.

Skills

Customer service

HIPAA compliance

Data entry

Confidential information handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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. 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