Pharmacy Technician II - Patient-Focused Retail Support

Optum; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

OptumCare is seeking a Pharmacy Technician at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in the Houston area, assisting the Pharmacist with prescriptions, processing sales, stocking OTC items, and supporting clinic pharmacy operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, TSBP registration, and 2+ years of retail pharmacy experience or completion of a technician program. Strong data entry and cash handling skills are essential. Comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or completion of Certified Technician training program
• TSBP Registration
• 2+ years retail pharmacy experience or completion of an Accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
• Experience with Math cash handling
• Proven stress tolerance
• Proven physical stamina
• Demonstrated ability to read merchandise labels and invoices
• Demonstrated ability to ask and answer questions over the phone
• Demonstrated ability to write information on prescriptions
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with customers to handle complaints and problems
• Demonstrated ability to operate computer terminal for processing prescriptions
• Demonstrated ability to add and subtract
• Demonstrated ability to make change
• Demonstrated ability to complete daily cash report
• Demonstrated ability to type 20 WPM
• Demonstrated ability to receive prescriptions and ring up sales in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to maneuver around pharmacy

Responsibilities

• Counts, pours, and packages medication, following all prescription error prevention procedures, for review by the Pharmacist
• Enters prescription and patient information into the pharmacy computer system
• Retrieves medication from stock
• Refers medical, prescription, or other appropriate questions or phone calls to Pharmacist
• At point of sale, verifies that customer receives correct prescription(s)
• Enters sales on cash register, processes payments, and bags merchandise at end of sale
• Enters refill requests in IDX, contacts physician's office or refill hotline regarding refill authorizations
• Answers and transfers phone calls
• Move stock from storage to OTC area, follow plan-o-gram to stock shelves, label OTC products and shelves, complete OTC price changes, and change ad signs
• Any other duties as deemed necessary to support clinic and pharmacy activities
• Stock pharmacy shelves and remove out-dated OTC stock, returns, call-ins, etc from shelves and complete paperwork for returning goods
• Assist customers in locating OTC needs
• Fronts and clean shelves clean counters, bins, etc.
• Attend meetings as designated

Skills

Retail pharmacy experience

Customer service

Stamina

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or GED

TSBP Registration

Pharmacy Technician program

Tools

IDX system

Cash register

Job description

OptumCare is seeking a Pharmacy Technician at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in the Houston area, assisting the Pharmacist with prescriptions, processing sales, stocking OTC items, and supporting clinic pharmacy operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, TSBP registration, and 2+ years of retail pharmacy experience or completion of a technician program. Strong data entry and cash handling skills are essential. Comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities are offered.