Pharmacy Technician - Full Time

Hometown; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hometown Pharmacy in Cuba City, WI seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support licensed pharmacists, perform clerical tasks, fill prescriptions, and maintain inventory. You will supervise Level 1–3 technicians and mentor staff to ensure accuracy and adherence to procedures.

Responsibilities include training, coordinating with facilities and pharmacists, and utilizing robotic systems to package medications while ensuring regulatory compliance and patient confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician preferred or prior experience
• High school diploma required; pharmacist supervisor may set standards

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists with prescriptions, communications, and inventory
• Manage pharmacy technicians and document performance
• Train staff on cycle and daily filling procedures
• Operate robotic packaging and related software to ensure accuracy
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with regulations

Skills

Communication skills

Mentoring

Software literacy

Problem solving

Math skills

Confidentiality

Cycle/daily filling procedures

Time management

Education

High School Diploma

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Tools

Pioneer

MARs system

Robotic packaging software

Job description

Cuba City
122 N Main St
Cuba City, WI 53807, USA

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 collaboratively
• Train, 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

Preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer

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