Pharmacy Technician - Casual Day Shift, Specialty Meds

Hennepin Healthcare; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Hennepin Healthcare is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in the Specialty Pharmacy department. This casual, in-person position supports a busy hospital pharmacy, handling prescriptions, insurance tasks, and patient interactions while under supervision of a registered pharmacist.

The role requires solid communication, customer service, and accuracy in dose calculations, with opportunities to work across inpatient and outpatient processes in a large health system.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Current Pharmacy Technician Registration with MN State Board.
• PTCB or ExCPT certification preferred.
• Intern License with Minnesota Board of Pharmacy acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones for the pharmacy department and direct calls to appropriate personnel.
• Prepackages, prepares, labels, and hands out prescriptions after pharmacist check.
• Maintain cash registers, credit card machines, and cash transaction reporting.
• Prepare daily deposits for cashier’s office.
• Stock inventory and remove outdated medications.
• Deliver medications to patient care and ancillary areas.
• Enter outpatient prescriptions.
• Obtain and record patient drug histories.
• Triages orders and notifies pharmacist as appropriate.
• Perform dose calculations based on weight.
• Triage insurance rejections and initiate prior authorizations as needed.
• Coordinate ordering and delivery of medications, supplies, and equipment.
• Document patient interactions in EMR per specialty practice.
• Back up phone coverage and data collection as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Team player

Problem solving

Computer literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician Registration with MN State Board

PTCB or ExCPT certification

Intern License (Minnesota Board of Pharmacy)

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

EMR/Billing software

Cash handling systems

Job description

Hennepin Healthcare is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in the Specialty Pharmacy department. This casual, in-person position supports a busy hospital pharmacy, handling prescriptions, insurance tasks, and patient interactions while under supervision of a registered pharmacist.

The role requires solid communication, customer service, and accuracy in dose calculations, with opportunities to work across inpatient and outpatient processes in a large health system.