Pharmacy Technician

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 27,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center is seeking a PRN Outpatient Pharmacy Technician to support outpatient pharmacies at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

You will assist pharmacists with prescription preparation, customer service, inventory, and transactions while complying with HIPAA. Requires high school diploma, 6 months retail pharmacy tech experience, and DC licensure or registration on hire with PTCB/ExCPT within six months.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 6 months pharmacy technician experience in a retail setting or equivalent training required.
• DC Pharmacy Technician licensure or registration required upon hire.
• National pharmacy technician licensure such as the PTCB or ExCPT required within six months of employment.

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, calling doctors for refill authorizations and pre-authorizations.
• 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.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About the Job

MedStar Health is seeking a PRN Outpatient Pharmacy Technician. In this role, you will train and work within the Outpatient pharmacies located within MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

The Outpatient Pharmacy Technician assists pharmacists in all areas of pharmacy operations including prescription preparation, sales transactions, customer service, 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, calling 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

• DC Pharmacy Technician licensure or registration required upon hire
• National pharmacy technician licensure such as the PTCB or ExCPT required within six months of employment

This position has a hiring range of

USD $19.55 - USD $34.25 /Hr.