Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician (116)

KPH HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC; City of Watertown (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. is seeking a Pharmacy Clerk to support the professional staff in triaging, processing and delivering prescriptions, while assisting with inventory and third‑party receivables.

You will help maintain patient care programs and adhere to quality and cash controls. You will learn and operate our pharmacy management and POS systems, perform essential clerical duties, and ensure prescriptions are pharmacist-verified prior to dispensing.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties of Pharmacy Clerk as needed including running cash register and answering telephones
• Executes the plan – learn and understand pharmacy management system and POS; follows instructions with urgency and completes tasks
• Quality focus – adheres to Quality Assurance Policy & Procedures; supports patient care programs and cash controls
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of pharmacy technology – dispensing, data entry, and adjudication workflow
• Ensure that every prescription has been checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing to the patient
• Assist in the initial submission, and resubmission of all third-party claims
• Inventory management – ordering/receiving, inventory freshness, returns, and cycle counting
• Assist in checking pharmacy inventory for outdates and processing returns
• Locating prescription files and manual records from storage as needed
• Prepare and file manual records for pharmacist signatures and review
• HIPAA compliance and regulatory training adherence; follow company policies
• Regulatory & Operational Compliance – ensure compliance with state and federal regulations
• Perform all store clerk duties as needed
• Complete mandatory training programs and other duties as assigned
• Professional services – assist in MTM program and other patient-centered services

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

Job Duties

• Perform duties of Pharmacy Clerk as needed including, but not limited to running cash register and answering telephones
• 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
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of pharmacy technology – included is product dispensing, data entry, and adjudication workflow step
• 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
• Inventory management – proficient in inventory management including ordering & receiving processes, inventory freshness; proficient with return to stocks and cycle counting
• Assist in the checking of pharmacy inventory for outdates and processing all returns
• 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
• Regulatory & Operational Compliance – Proficient in all state and federal regulations ensuring compliance with the law; understands and ensures we follow company operational policies & procedures.
• Perform all store clerk duties as needed
• Responsible for completing all mandatory and regulatory training programs
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Professional services – proficient in the management of our MTM program as well as other patient centered professional services