Pharmacy Technician

Martin's Point Health Care Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement savings with employer 2%+

Paid time off (including volunteer)

Pie day

Other employee benefits

Job summary

Martin's Point Health Care is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a part-time role (24 hours/week). The position offers a daytime schedule, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

with scheduling flexibility within these hours. A $750 sign-on bonus is available for part-time hires. Responsibilities include maintaining patient profiles, handling prescription orders, and supporting pharmacy operations while ensuring HIPAA compliance and accurate medication records.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous pharmacy experience preferred.
• Experience in a medical setting and/or knowledge of pharmacy terms and abbreviations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains accurate patient profiles including demographics, insurance, allergies, etc.
• Balances quality and efficiency in the performance of all pharmacy tasks.
• Answers routine inquiries regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, and formulary listings.
• Uses discretion and good judgment in dealing with patients and clinical staff.
• Adheres to HIPAA and regulatory requirements to protect customer privacy.
• Performs data entry, filling, shipping, call center, register, and inventory tasks.
• Uses Athena EMR to coordinate with internal staff on refills and non-clinical questions.
• Reviews medication purchases to support best cost decisions for patients.
• Serves as a professional role model within the pharmacy and broader organization.
• Maintains positive attitude and collaborates with colleagues to enhance patient care.
• Participates in meetings and process improvements with visual management and metrics.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Medical setting knowledge

Data entry

Customer service

Attention to detail

Tools

Athena EMR

Job description

Join Martin's Point Health Care - an innovative, not-for-profit health care organization offering care and coverage to the people of Maine and beyond. As a joined force of "people caring for people," Martin's Point employees are on a mission to transform our health care system while creating a healthier community. Martin's Point employees enjoy an organizational culture of trust and respect, where our values - taking care of ourselves and others, continuous learning, helping each other, and having fun - are brought to life every day. Join us and find out for yourself why Martin's Point has been certified as a "Great Place to Work" since 2015.

Position Summary

Join Martin's Point Health Care as a Pharmacy Technician! We are hiring for a part-time opportunity (24 hours per week).

Our Pharmacy Technicians work a daytime schedule, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., with some flexibility in scheduling within these hours.

Sign-on Bonus: We are offering a $750 sign-on bonus for part-time hires.

Job Description Key Outcomes

• Creates and maintains accurate patient profiles including demographics, insurance, allergies, etc. to ensure accurate and timely filling of prescription orders and insurance adjudication
• Balances quality and efficiency in the performance of all pharmacy tasks to contribute to both patient outcomes and broader team goals
• Answers routine inquiries regarding Health Plan drug coverage, prices, product availability, formulary listings, and pharmacy services.
• Uses discretion and good judgment in dealing with the questions and problems of patients and clinical staff.
• Abides by all HIPAA, DOD, CMS, state, federal and board of pharmacy laws and regulations, as well as departmental and organizational policies to protect the privacy of customers and MPHC
• Performs all tasks associated with each workstation in the pharmacy as assigned; to include but not limited to data entry, filling, shipping, call center, register, and inventory management to support the pharmacy group in its metric goals
• Utilizes the electronic Medical Record (Athena) to correspond with internal Delivery system staff to request medication refills and ask and answer non-clinical questions related to patient medications, authorizations, interactions, etc.
• Utilizes established reports to review current and new medication purchases to ensure the best purchasing decisions are being made to reduce expenses for the patient and organization
• Serves as a professional role model to both Pharmacy staff and other departments in fulfilling the organizational mission and patient care objective of MPHC.
• Displays a positive attitude and initiates responsibility and cooperation where it concerns patient care, pharmacy/clinical staff relations as well as other aspects of pharmacy development and service.
• Advocates and promotes, by personal example, excellence of service as an integral part of the pharmacy department.
• Participates in all department and pharmacy group meetings and process improvement activities, including maintenance of visual management and metrics

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous pharmacy experience preferred.
• Experience in a medical setting and/or knowledge of pharmacy terms and abbreviations preferred.

Required License(s) and/or Certification(s)

• Active pharmacy license for state applying or eligibility/ability to obtain pharmacy license within 90 days
• National Pharmacy Certification preferred

Skills/Knowledge/Competencies (Behaviors)

• Windows Based Computer skills: data entry and word processing ability
• Demonstrated telephone etiquette and positive interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle difficult conversations with patients and internal customers
• Ability to multitask among phone and face to face interactions despite frequent interruptions
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to analyze and problem solve
• Detailed oriented and excellent follow through skills
• Ability to work with a variety of customers ranging from patients, internal customers: medical staff and other departments, able to collaborate with peers
• Prioritizes time and tasks appropriately, efficiently, and effectively
• Ability to excel in a fast paced, high production, high stress environment
• There are additional competencies linked to individual contributor, provider, and leadership roles. Please consult with your leader to discuss additional competencies that are relevant to your position.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $20.20 - $24.95 To promote pay equity, Martin’s Point Healthcare has established defined salary ranges for each role. Compensation is established within the posted range based on a variety of factors, including relevant years of experience, current market conditions, internal equity, and budget considerations. The pay range reflects the potential compensation for this role based on a full-time position. Employees may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as incentive or commission-based programs, where applicable and subject to the terms of the applicable plan. Final compensation is determined at the conclusion of the interview process. We encourage you to apply even if your desired compensation falls outside of the listed range.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• retirement savings with employer contributions
• paid time off (including volunteer time off!)
• pie day
• other employee benefits

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Martin's Point complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]

Do you have a question about careers at Martin’s Point Health Care? Contact us at: [e-mail]

Martin’s Point Health Care is a progressive, not-for-profit organization providing care and coverage to the people of Maine and beyond. The organization operates six primary care health care centers in Maine and New Hampshire, accepting most major insurance plans.

Martin’s Point also administers two health plans: Generations Advantage (Medicare Advantage plans available throughout Maine), and the US Family Health Plan (TRICARE Prime® plan for active-duty and retired military families in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, upstate New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, and northeastern and central Ohio).

For more information, visit https://careers.martinspoint.org.