Lead Pharmacy Technician (1105)

Home Life Healthcare Corp.; Morristown (VT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Home Life Healthcare Corp. seeks a Pharmacy Clerk to assist in triaging, processing and delivering prescriptions, and to help manage inventory and third party receivables.

You will support the pharmacist and participate in hiring and training new staff to ensure smooth operations. Key duties include operating the cash register, answering phones, data entry for dispensing and adjudication, regulatory compliance, and preserving patient privacy.

Qualifications

• Possess and maintain a valid State License and current registration to practice Pharmacy
• Ability to stand/walk throughout majority of shift
• Successful completion of a pre-employment and/or random drug screening test

Responsibilities

• Assist in triaging, processing and delivering prescriptions to patients
• Support inventory management and third party receivables
• Assist in hiring and training new staff and ensuring regulatory compliance
• Assist pharmacist with inventory tasks and workflow from data entry to patient pickup
• Ensure prescriptions are checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing

Skills

Cash register operations

Phone handling

Pharmacy software familiarity

Data entry

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician Certification

AS Degree or Higher

Tools

Pharmacy management system

POS system

Adjudication workflow tools

Data entry software

Job description

Job Summary

Assist the professional staff in the triaging, processing and delivery of prescriptions to the patient. Assist in the management of the Pharmacy Inventory and Third Party Receivables. Assists in the hiring and training of new employees. Assists the pharmacist in proper inventory management.

Core Competencies

• Perform the duties of a Pharmacy Clerk as needed including, but not limited to running cash register and answering telephones
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of pharmacy technology - included is product dispensing, data entry, and adjudication workflow steps
• Inventory management - proficient in inventory management including ordering & receiving processes, inventory freshness; proficient with return to stocks and cycle counting
• Regulatory & Operational Compliance - Proficient in all state and federal regulations ensuring compliance with the law; understands and ensures we follow company operational policies & procedures
• Executes the plan - able to learn and understand specific aspects of the pharmacy management system (i.e., reception and release to patient queues) as well as our POS system; follows instructions and completes tasks with a sense of urgency; responsible for daily department standards
• Quality focused - understands and embraces the importance of our Quality Assurance Policy & Procedures; understands and embraces all patient care programs and initiatives; understands and embraces all policies and procedures; accuracy with cash and related cash controls
• Ensure that every prescription has been checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing to the patient
• Assist in the initial submission, and resubmission (as required) of all third party claims
• Locating prescription files and other manual records from storage as needed
• Prepare and file manual records for pharmacist signatures and review
• Integrity/Ethical Behavior - acts with integrity always; never willing to compromise integrity; behaves in a manner consistent with company standards; understands and fully complies with all HIPPA compliance standards
• Responsible for completing all mandatory and regulatory training programs
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Assist and oversee all aspects of pharmacy workflow (Data Entry to Customer Pickup)
• Ensures all pharmacy staff provides quality customer service
• Must stay current with all State and Federal requirements as well as corporate goals and initiatives
• Responsible for completing all mandatory and regulatory training programs
• Assists the supervising pharmacist with monitoring and reporting quality assurance events
• Assists the supervising pharmacist with pharmacy inventory tasks such as returns, outdates, and transmission and receiving of all orders from our suppliers
• Assists the supervising pharmacist with ensuring all loss prevention policies are followed by staff
• Assists the supervising pharmacist with monthly and quarterly controlled substance cycle counts
• Facilitates communication from the supervising pharmacist and upper management to pharmacy department personnel
• Responsible for assisting in the scheduling of pharmacy staff to ensure payroll and productivity budget guidelines are met, as well as monitoring staff PTO usage
• Attend training/management programs as requested by the supervising pharmacist
• Monitoring all lines of communication (Email/Natural Insights/Phone), and relays information to pharmacy staff
• Assists with MTM and other adherence programs to achieve corporate defined goals

Job Requirements

• Possess and maintain a valid State License and current registration to practice Pharmacy
• Ability to stand/walk throughout majority of shift
• Successful completion of a pre-employment and/or random drug screening test

Educational Requirements

• Minimum: High School Diploma (or currently enrolled) or GED
• Preferred: AS Degree or Higher

Required (Vermont Employees)

• Registered with the State of Vermont as a Pharmacy Technician

Experience

• Preferred hospital or retail pharmacy experience preferred