Pharmacy Technician II — IV Prep & Patient Care

Highmark Health; Zelienople (Butler County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network in Zelienople, PA, seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support registered pharmacists by processing medication orders, assisting with IV admixtures, and ensuring accuracy in dispenses.

You will maintain inventory, handle customer interactions, verify insurance adjudication for outpatient techs, and comply with HIPAA and company policies while providing courteous service.

Qualifications

• Performs medication order processing and preparation under pharmacist supervision.
• Maintains inventory and uses pharmacy computer systems per policy.
• Greet s patients, record prescriptions, and release medications per procedures.

Responsibilities

• Processes medication orders including computer order entry, medication preparation and assembles all items prior to pharmacist final check. (25%)
• Maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures, including inspection of assigned areas and use of pharmacy computer systems. (25%)
• Provides customer service by taking patient’s prescriptions and documenting all required information, handles all customer interactions in a courteous and efficient manner, and releases medications required by policy/procedure. (25%)
• For Outpatient Techs: Validates Medicaid, Medicare, or commercial insurance drug coverage and ensures adjudication is complete addressing any error messages, plus handles cash, prepares deposits and accounting reports. (25%)
• For Inpatient Techs: Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications. Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy (25%)
• Central Fill Pharmacy: Safe operation of equipment assigned, including but not limited to: forklifts, order pickers, reach trucks, or other material handling equipment
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Detail oriented

Teamwork

Written communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT (NHA)

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Inventory management software

Job description

Allegheny Health Network in Zelienople, PA, seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support registered pharmacists by processing medication orders, assisting with IV admixtures, and ensuring accuracy in dispenses.

You will maintain inventory, handle customer interactions, verify insurance adjudication for outpatient techs, and comply with HIPAA and company policies while providing courteous service.