Pharmacy Technician - Float

The Cancer & Hematology Centers; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cancer & Hematology Centers is seeking a Michigan-licensed Pharmacy Technician to dispense medications, assist in preparation and charging under pharmacist supervision, and provide patient-focused service. The role includes floating between Infusion and Retail Pharmacies within CHC locations, with mileage/travel considerations and a requirement to work across multiple sites in Michigan.

Primary duties include data entry, label creation, inventory control, and ensuring accurate claims

Qualifications

• Education: Michigan Licensed Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience: Retail pharmacy and/or infusion pharmacy; claim reconciliation or accounting background helpful.

Responsibilities

• Dispense prescription drugs to patients under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Prepare and charge medications and supplies.
• Input customer and prescription data into the pharmacy computer system and create labels.
• Ensure excellent customer service in the Retail Pharmacy department.
• Handle inventory control and invoices; process claims in QS-1 NRx environment.

Skills

Retail pharmacy

Infusion pharmacy

Customer service

Education

Michigan Licensed Pharmacy Technician

Tools

QS-1 NRx

Job description

Our Mission: At The Cancer & Hematology Centers we are dedicated to help, healing and hope for cancer patients and their families. We provide our patients with advanced treatments, innovative research and, above all else, compassionate care. Our patients receive the most comprehensive, contemporary cancer care balanced with the compassion of a dedicated nursing and support staff. Treating cancer requires a team of committed and caring health care professionals working together to understand and address your needs. In addition to caring physicians, we have a full range of support staff available to assist you and your family, such as oncology-certified nurses, social workers, experienced lab and pharmacy personnel and a psychologist. Our focus is not just on healing but also on helping and offering hope. We know that being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing event, and it takes a lot of adjustment to accept the emotional and physical realities of this disease. Our staff understands what you’re going through and can offer compassion and resources to help. To us, it’s important that healing isn't just centered on your disease site. Our cutting-edge cancer care is available close to home. Our medical staff have close ties to prominent hospitals and ongoing cancer research, and we bring those breakthrough advances to our regional centers to progress the level of care that is offered right here at home.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and high-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description

General Summary

Dispense prescription drugs to patients and assist in the preparation and charging of medications and supplies under the supervision of the pharmacist. Provide quality patient care and excellent customer service. Processes, enters and interprets physician orders focusing on either infusion pharmacy or specialty retail pharmacy. Follow departmental procedures with regard to inventory control, claims submission and other administrative tasks.

• This Pharmacy Technician will be allocated to Infusion or Retail Pharmacies within CHC locations to fulfill staffing ratios and ensure standards are met.
• Required to float to all CHC locations, except Roseville Michigan Cancer Specialists
• Required to work 40 hour work week at various locations
• Actual work time of shifts may be adjusted by Pharmacy Management to balance shift time with Travel Time.
• Required to have reliable transportation.
• If assigned temporary long-term placement at a clinic, clinic will be temporary home site until assignment ends.
  • Pharmacy Management will inform the Technician of this in advance
  • Mileage and travel time will not be approved for travel to that site during that time
• Mileage and travel pay are defined by Employee Handbook

Desired/ Required Qualification

Education: Michigan Licensed Pharmacy Technician

Experience: Retail pharmacy and /or infusion pharmacy, claim reconciliation or accounting background helpful.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Pharmacy technician will have primary work duties either to infusion or retail pharmacy. Based on division of activities, duties will be identified as applicable or not.
• Input customer and prescription data into pharmacy computer system. Create prescription labels, accurately retrieve medication for dispensing, and place medication into prescription containers, done under supervision of pharmacist and in accordance with local and federal law.
• Ensure excellent customer service in the Retail Pharmacy department.
• Inventory control and accurate handling of pharmaceuticals, packing slips and invoices.
• Handle telephone inquiries, and assist in resolving issues and complaints in a timely manner.
• Ensure claims are properly filed in the QS-1 NRx environment. Enter customer purchases into Point-of- Sale system.
• Accept telephone prescriptions and refills from physician offices as well as written prescriptions from patients. Complete paperwork related to filling prescriptions.
• Using aseptic technique, accurately prepares Compounded Sterile Products (CSP), including anticancer chemotherapeutic medications under the direct or indirect supervision of a Pharmacist.
• Insures the safety of all patients and personnel by following CHC protocols and NIOSH/OSHA guidelines for preparation, delivery, and disposal of potentially cytotoxic agents.
• Enters physician orders correctly, checks patient profiles, allergies, duplicate therapies and drug interactions for review by a Pharmacist or other qualified healthcare professional. Precisely charges and credits patients, nursing units, and other facilities for medications dispensed from Pharmacy. Monitors and maintains drug (including controlled substances), research, indigent, and sample inventories and associated logs.
• Flexibility with assigned locations and short notice of reassignments
• All other duties assigned.