Pharmacy Technician - Patient Care & Fast-Paced Pharmacy

Martin's Point Health Care; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin's Point Health Care in Maine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists from prescription intake to fulfillment, while delivering exceptional customer service.

You will maintain patient profiles, support insurance adjudication, and help with data entry, inventory, and calls. The role emphasizes HIPAA compliance, accuracy, and teamwork.

This full-time position offers a competitive hourly wage and opportunities for growth within a mission-driven not-for-profit health system.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Active pharmacy license for state applying or eligibility/ability to obtain pharmacy license within 90 days.
• National Pharmacy Certification preferred.
• Previous pharmacy experience preferred.
• Experience in a medical setting and/or knowledge of pharmacy terms and abbreviations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains accurate patient profiles including demographics, insurance, allergies, etc. to ensure accurate and timely filling of prescription orders and insurance adjudication.
• Balances quality and efficiency in the performance of all pharmacy tasks to contribute to both patient outcomes and broader team goals.
• Answers routine inquiries regarding Health Plan drug coverage, prices, product availability, formulary listings, and pharmacy services. Uses discretion and good judgment in dealing with the questions and problems of patients and clinical staff.
• Utilizes the electronic Medical Record (Athena) to correspond with internal Delivery system staff to request medication refills and answer non-clinical questions related to patient medications, authorizations, interactions, etc.
• Performs all tasks associated with each workstation in the pharmacy as assigned; to include data entry, filling, shipping, call center, register, and inventory management to support the pharmacy group in its metric goals.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy experience preferred

Medical setting experience preferred

Tools

Athena EMR

Job description

Martin's Point Health Care in Maine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists from prescription intake to fulfillment, while delivering exceptional customer service.

You will maintain patient profiles, support insurance adjudication, and help with data entry, inventory, and calls. The role emphasizes HIPAA compliance, accuracy, and teamwork.

This full-time position offers a competitive hourly wage and opportunities for growth within a mission-driven not-for-profit health system.