Pharmacy Tech Trainee: Start Your Certification Path

Hy-Vee; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Hy-Vee is seeking a Non-Certified Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, processing prescriptions, and handling insurance billing. This hourly role offers on-the-job training as you work toward national certification while gaining hands-on experience in a retail pharmacy.

You will greet customers, gather patient information, stock supplies, and ensure accuracy and HIPAA compliance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Working toward licensed technician certification through a certified national program required.
• Previous experience as a pharmacy clerk preferred.
• Vaccination certification required if administering vaccines, as required by law.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, friendly customer service by greeting customers with a smile and learning their names.
• Handle inquiries that do not require a pharmacist's expertise and judgment.
• Accept new written prescription orders and telephoned refill requests at the discretion of the supervising pharmacist.
• Contact doctors' offices to obtain refills as needed.
• Gather and maintain accurate patient information required to prepare prescriptions.
• Assist pharmacists in preparing prescription drug products for dispensing.
• Prepare and affix labels to containers and prepare prescriptions to be mailed.
• Submit insurance claims and assist with third-party insurance billing and troubleshooting.
• File prescriptions after dispensing and report medication errors to appropriate personnel.
• Order, check in, and stock pharmacy supplies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Math skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Discretion

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Working toward licensed technician certification

Vaccination certification (when administering vaccines)

Job description

Hy-Vee is seeking a Non-Certified Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, processing prescriptions, and handling insurance billing. This hourly role offers on-the-job training as you work toward national certification while gaining hands-on experience in a retail pharmacy.

You will greet customers, gather patient information, stock supplies, and ensure accuracy and HIPAA compliance in a fast-paced environment.