Pharmacy Technician - Full or Part Time

Hometown; Evansville, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Hometown Pharmacy is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support licensed pharmacists with filling prescriptions, inventory, and customer service. The role includes supervising Level 1-3 technicians, training, and coordinating with the Facilities Coordinator and Pharmacist Manager.

Responsibilities span communication, inventory management, scheduling, and ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations. A High School Diploma and preferably Certified Pharmacy Technician status are preferred; prior

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician preferred or prior experience as a pharmacy technician
• High School Diploma; experience reflects standards in handbook

Responsibilities

• Keep lines of communication open with Facilities Coordinator and Pharmacist Manager
• Manage pharmacy technicians from a team-oriented perspective
• Address and document struggles and triumphs with individuals
• Collaborate with other department coordinators
• Ensure pharmacy tasks and responsibilities in the filling area are completed efficiently and accurately
• Train or delegate training on cycle and daily filling, labeling, MARs, and delivery lists
• Locate, count, label prescription drugs and supplies accurately and in compliance with regulations
• Utilize robotic machines and software to package and check medications for accuracy
• Assist with inventory, placing orders, check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves, remove out-of-date items
• Resupply contingency boxes
• Sort and restock medications
• Assist all pharmacy technicians when needed
• Solve problems independently and collaboratively
• Manage scheduling for technicians
• Data entry team coordination and accuracy
• Inventory general responsibilities such as monitor ordering and returns
• Oversee and guide technicians toward goals and daily tasks
• Maintain business ethics and teamwork

Skills

Communication skills

Mentor technicians

Software proficiency

Problem solving

Basic math

Confidentiality

Cycle filling

Time management

Education

High School Diploma

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy technician experience

Tools

Robotics usage

Labeling software

Inventory software

Job description

Description

Pharmacy Technician is responsible for carrying out duties that assist licensed pharmacists manage a pharmacy. This involves carrying out clerical tasks such as answering the phone, stocking shelves, taking inventory, and filling prescriptions for the Pharmacist to double-check. They also have supervisory responsibilities and are held to a higher standard over other technicians.

Qualifications:

Certified Pharmacy Technician - preferred or prior experience as a pharmacy technician

Skills

• Professional communication skills with customers and co-workers
• Ability to manage, train and mentor Level 1-3 Pharmacy Technicians
• Proficient software and hardware use skills
• Advanced problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Use basic math skills to fill prescriptions and manage inventory
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient as well as co-workers
• Complete understanding of cycle and daily filling procedures
• Possess a time management and goal achievement mindset

Preferred Education/ Experience

• High School Diploma
• Experience reflects standards set forth in the Hometown Pharmacy Employee Handbook

Responsibilities:

• Keep lines of communication open with Facilities Coordinator and Pharmacist Manager
• Manage pharmacy technicians from a team-oriented perspective
• Address and document struggles and triumphs with individuals
• Collaborate with other department coordinators
• Ensure pharmacy tasks and responsibilities in the filling area are being completed efficiently and accurately
• Train or delegate training on cycle and daily filling, Pioneer,, printing labels, MARs of cycle filling, printing delivery lists for cycles and ensure cycles are delivered on the assigned date
• Locate, count, package and label prescription drugs and supplies accurately and efficiently in compliance with local, state, federal, and company regulations
• Efficiently utilize robotic machines and accompanying software to package and check medications for accuracy
• Assist with inventory, placing orders, check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves, and remove out-of-date items from the inventory
• Resupply contingency boxes
• Sort and restock medications
• Assist all pharmacy technicians when needed
• Solve problems independently and collaboratively
• Manage scheduling for technicians

Data Entry Team Leader General Responsibilities

• Keep lines of communication open with Managing Pharmacist
• Manage data entry employees from a team-oriented perspective
• Address and document struggles and triumphs with staff
• Collaborate with other department coordinators
• Efficiently and accurately input patient data and medication orders accurately into the pharmacy’s computer system
• Screen telephone calls for the pharmacist
• Communicate with medical facilities
• Communicate with prescribers and their agents to obtain refill authorization via phone and fax
• Solve problems independently and collaborativelyTrain, or delegate training, and assist all pharmacy technicians when needed

Inventory General Responsibilities

• Keep lines of communication open with Managing Pharmacist
• Manage inventory specialists from a team-oriented perspective
• Address and document struggles and triumphs with individuals
• Collaborate with other department coordinators
• Monitor all ordering and returns
• Supervise orders ensuring they are put away promptly and efficiently
• Monitor NDC’s for best pricing
• Accurately and efficiently manage inventory, place orders, check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves, and remove out-of-date items from the inventory for return or destruction
• Resupply contingency boxes
• Back up filling pharmacy technicians when needed
• Solve problems independently and collaboratively
• Train, or delegate training, and assist all pharmacy technicians when needed
• Collaboratively work with Pharmacists using DEA guidelines to schedule and conduct inventories when required
• Ensure owes are filled

Supervisory Responsibilities and Controls (Leadership role in the department includes, but is not limited to/ Level of supervisory oversight and guidance is):

• Oversee and guide Level 1 through Level 3 Pharmacy Technicians toward goals and everyday tasks that need to be accomplished
• Manage time and duties assigned by the Facilities Manager the Pharmacist Coordinator or their superiors
• Report to the Managing Pharmacist to receive details on tasks and goals that need to be focused on and accomplished
• Maintain and actively practice proper business ethics
• Exceeds standards set forth in the Hometown Pharmacy Employee Handbook
• Uphold an effective teamwork-oriented and friendly environment
• Stay current with continuing education requirements provided by Hometown Pharmacy through the Pharmacist’s Letter program

Physical Demands:

• Standing to process prescriptions
• Walking, bending and sometimes twisting to select bottles off shelves to fill prescriptions and to manage inventory
• Occasionally lifting totes of product
• Cleaning to maintain the work area

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