PHARMACY/CERTIFIED TECH

Kroger Family of Companies; Ellensburg (WA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to provide exceptional customer service and support pharmacists in dispensing medications in a Virginia-like retail setting. You will assist with data entry, adjudication, and product dispensing while maintaining HIPAA compliance and patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities include supporting non-dispensing services, performing CLIA-waived screenings where allowed, and coaching clerks and technicians.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Completion of national registration, certification or licensure as required by state.

Responsibilities

• Understand and adhere to HIPAA regulations and company policies.
• Maintain current national/state registration, certification or licensure as required.
• Assist pharmacist in all responsibilities except those requiring a pharmacist's professional judgement.
• Provide a stellar customer experience through reception, data entry, adjudication, and product dispensing.
• Support coaching and training of clerks and/or technicians.
• Compound medications according to state regulations.
• Perform post-fill audits to verify prescription information.
• Support non-dispensing services using various platforms and applications.
• Complete all CLIA-waived screenings per state and federal law and company policy.
• Provide health and wellness services allowed by regulatory bodies.
• Comply with sanitation and safety regulations and report unsafe conditions.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Confidential information handling

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Pharmacy software

Reception platforms

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

QUALIFICATIONS Desired

Any previous comparable experience

Any equivalent experience of a pharmacy technician

$19.50 - $26.50 per hour