PHARMACY/CERTIFIED TECH

Kroger Family of Companies; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Denton, TX is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support health and wellness services, assist pharmacists, and ensure safe, accurate dispensing in a compliant environment.

You will manage reception tasks, data entry, adjudication, and medication dispensing, while coaching clerks and technicians, maintaining required licenses, and following HIPAA and safety policies.

Qualifications

• HIPAA regulations and patient privacy knowledge.
• Active national/state registration or licensure as required.
• High school diploma or GED completed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure HIPAA compliance and protect patient privacy.
• Maintain current registration/licensure per state rules.
• Assist pharmacist and handle non-technical tasks.
• Provide stellar customer experience at reception and data entry.
• Support clerks/technicians through coaching.
• Compound medications per state regulations.
• Perform post-fill audits against records.
• Support non-dispensing services via various platforms.
• Complete CLIA-waived screenings per policy.
• Deliver health and wellness services as allowed by regulation.
• Enforce sanitation and safety guidelines; report hazards.
• Report illegal activity per policy.
• Perform essential job functions with or without accommodations.

Skills

HIPAA compliance

Customer service

Data entry

Communication

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