Pharmacy Tech Certified - Outpatient

St. Elizabeth HealthCare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and health coverage

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness and mental health programs

Job summary

St. Elizabeth HealthCare is hiring for a Technician position in Edgewood, Kentucky. You will assist licensed pharmacists with medication dispensing, customer service, and inventory monitoring. Requirements include a High School diploma and PTCB certification.

This role emphasizes compassionate care by engaging with patients and supporting a collaborative healthcare team. The comprehensive benefits package includes competitive pay and health coverage.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent GED.
• PTCB or NHA certification required.
• BOP Registration per state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the selection, procurement, and dispensing of medications.
• Answer phone and greet customers promptly.
• Assist with ordering and delivery process for medications.

Skills

Critical thinking and problem solving

Customer service skills

Understanding of Metric system

Medical terminology

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent GED

PTCB or NHA certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

711 Medical Village Dr Edgewood, Kentucky

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

0

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary

The technician, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and in accordance with all state and federal laws, assists with the selection, procurement, storage, preparation, record keeping, financial reconciliation, and dispensing of all medications dispensed to outpatients through Medical Village Pharmacy. Provide guided oversight and coordination of hospice, 3rd party claims, offsite facilities, assist with Discharge Medication Delivery Service prescription filling and/or Specialty Pharmacy. Monitor the inventory and ordering process. They must demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description

• Answer phone in timely and courteous manner while complying with HIPAA.
• Immediately greet customers in a warm and friendly manner as they enter the pharmacy and assist with their needs.
• Solve issues that arise in a timely manner; documenting all relevant information on the patient’s record.
• Assures stock is in date by overseeing expiration date checking of assigned area as well as clean/organize pharmacy following the 5 “S’s” (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain).
• Monitor and track hospice prescriptions assuring proper documentation, accountability and adherence to procedure and state law.
• Assist pharmacist in dispensing of medications in a timely and accurate manner. Understand the intricacies of third-party billing, adjudication and assist the pharmacist or patients in resolving issues in this process.
• Assist with the ordering and delivery process. Understand and can complete orders from wholesaler, including placing order, receiving order, checking in the order, accounting for variance of items ordered and items received, and putting on shelves using “First In, First Out” method and sound accounting principles.
• Understand unique programs offered and assist with prescription filling, including Discharge Medication Delivery Service, Meds to Beds, Social Service prescriptions and other services such as immunizations.
• Successfully receive, order and dispense offsite business partners’ medication requests. Understand the process used for each business (MD Scripts, Packedge, and/or Microsoft Excel Labels).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• High School Graduate or equivalent GED
• PTCB or NHA certification
• BOP Registration in state where work is being performed per state regulations

Specialized Knowledge:

• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Customer service skills and reflect the ICARE attitude.
• Understanding of Metric system.
• Typing and computer knowledge including Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of Metric system and Rx calculations
• Medical terminology
• Know brand and generic medication names for the top 100 drugs as well as drug schedule. Must pass written exam with minimum grade of 80%.

DESIRABLE

• Inventory management experience.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Proficient in multiple languages.
• MTM billing.
• Medicare B billing.
• 340B Purchasing Program knowledge.
• Prescription prior authorization submission experience
• 3 months retail or specialty pharmacy experience.

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.