PHARMACY/CERTIFIED TECH

Kroger Family of Companies; Sun City West (AZ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in the United States is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists and health and wellness initiatives. You will assist with reception, data entry, adjudication, and dispensing while ensuring HIPAA compliance and maintaining a safe, clean, and compliant environment.

Responsibilities include CLIA-waived screenings, ongoing coaching of clerks/technicians, and handling confidential information in accordance with state and federal laws.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Completion of national registration, certification or licensure.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist with responsibilities that do not require professional judgment.
• Provide stellar customer experience during reception, data entry, adjudication, and dispensing.
• Support non-dispensing services via platforms and applications.
• Perform CLIA-waived screenings per laws and policy.
• Comply with sanitation, safety, and health code regulations.
• Report illegal activity when observed.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance.

Skills

HIPAA compliance

Customer service

Data entry

Confidential information

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