Pharmacy Technician

MedStar Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 26,932 - 47,182; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is hiring a Full Time Pharmacy Technician for a 40-hour week. The role supports pharmacists in all aspects of outpatient operations, including prescription preparation, customer service, purchasing, and inventory management.

Hours are 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM, with duties spanning order organization, patient help, and cash handling. The ideal candidate has at least 6 months of retail pharmacy tech experience, completion of a national certification within 180 days,

Qualifications

• 6 months pharmacy technician experience in a retail setting or equivalent training.
• Pharmacy technician certification completed within 180 days (PTCB) or ExCPT within 180 days.
• Pharmacy technician licensure or registration as required by the state.

Responsibilities

• Organizes prescription orders on the counter by priority and processes packaging and labeling.
• Handles refills, new prescriptions, and interacts with doctors for authorizations.
• Prepares prescriptions for dispensing and verifies labels and vials.
• Processes transactions and ensures HIPAA compliance; handles deliveries and deposits.
• Performs data entry for new prescriptions including demographics and insurance.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication

HIPAA compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About The Job

The Outpatient Pharmacy team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is hiring a Full Time Pharmacy Technician. This is a 40 hour per week position. The Pharmacy has hours of operation from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

The Outpatient Pharmacy team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is hiring a Full Time Pharmacy Technician. This is a 40 hour per week position. The Pharmacy has hours of operation from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM. The Pharmacy Technician assists pharmacist(s) in all areas of pharmacy operations including prescription preparation, sales transactions, customer service, and purchasing and inventory maintenance. MedStar Pharmacy is committed to providing world-class compassionate care to every patient every time at every touch point. All associates are accountable for their role in meeting patient experience standards.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Organizes prescription orders on the counter in order of priority; retrieves labels from the printer; arranges paperwork labels monographs and bags; uses appropriate stamps and notes; and retrieves stock from the shelf.


• Performs phone and face-to-face customer service functions such as: taking in refill requests, new prescriptions, calls doctors for refill authorizations and pre-authorizations. Troubleshoots patients' questions and concerns.


• Prepares prescriptions for dispensing: counts and verifies medication labels and vials appropriately and prioritizes waiters.


• Processes cash, check, credit card and payroll deduction transactions; secures appropriate signatures; ensures compliance with HIPAA requirements; prepares delivery tickets; reconciles delivery transactions; performs end of day register procedures; runs daily cash report and completes deposits as assigned.


• Processes refills and performs data entry of new prescriptions including demographics, insurance plans, and prescription information under the supervision of a pharmacist and according to policy; brings to the attention of a pharmacist any claims requiring overrides or interventions; troubleshoots insurance claim rejects; and follows up on problem prescriptions.


• Receives checks and puts away the daily order; returns medication to the shelf after filling; follows established inventory management procedures; participates in physical inventory process at intervals determined by management.

Minimal Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required

Experience

• 6 months pharmacy technician experience in a retail setting or equivalent training required

Licenses and Certifications

• Must have successfully completed the pharmacy technician certification through the nationally accredited certification examination of PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) within 180 Days required or


• the ExCPT (Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians) within 180 Days required and


• Pharmacy technician licensure or registration as required by the state where the pharmacy is located required upon hire

This position has a hiring range of USD $19.55 - USD $34.25 /Hr.