Pharmacy Technician - Patient Care & Operations

Legacy Community Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Medical & dental

Vision & life insurance

FSA

403(b) match

Short/Long disability

Zero copay provider

Zero copay meds

Travel insurance

Pet insurance

Gym membership subsidy

Job summary

Legacy Montrose - 1415 California St. Houston, TX 77006 is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our team and support pharmacists in preparing, filling, and delivering medications while upholding safe, accurate, and timely operations.

You will help ensure patient care, maintain stock, and engage in daily tasks and training to strengthen the pharmacy’s community impact. Your role emphasizes attention to detail, compassion, and teamwork in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a current PTCB certificate.
• Must be registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
• Must be able to pass a math test pertinent to retail pharmacy activities.
• Must maintain BLS /CPR and required certifications.
• Must have two years healthcare experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1+ years community pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the pharmacist in the preparation, filling, and delivery of medications.
• Ensure the patient receives correct medication by using appropriate dispensing procedures.
• Maintain adequate stock of medication and supplies, use safety precautions when stocking, and ensure proper filling techniques are used when preparing medications.
• Re-establish priorities based on workload.
• Ensure insurance adjudication and pre-authorizations are processed in a timely manner.
• Complete and properly document Daily and Monthly Activity checklists, including expired drug checking, cleaning, area inspections, and ordering as assigned.
• Ensure appropriate counseling time is offered to patients and document when refused.
• Communicate with referring physicians’ offices or insurance companies as supported by procedures or requested by pharmacists.
• Perform weekly controlled substance cycle counts and document as appropriate.
• Participate in education of new employees.
• Participate in education and training of pharmacy employees and for organizational needs, ie pharmacy openings, immunizations, World Health Day, National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
• Provide positive customer service by interacting with customers according to the Legacy Community Health Employee Handbook when assisting clients at the cash register.
• Communicate with customers and co-workers with respect and courtesy, avoiding loud and disruptive conversation and/or remarks indicating disrespect.
• Participate in hand-off communication when beginning and leaving your shift.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Notify Pharmacist, Manager, Pharmacy of any problems that go unresolved so that attention to the problem can occur; and understand the urgency of follow up when necessary.
• Disseminate any information (drug shorts, availability, pricing, timely to the pharmacists and peers.
• Track and provide information regarding non-stock requests and recommendations for par adjustments.
• Participate in interim and annual physical inventories.
• Run reporting tools as necessary to support tracking and ensuring medication adherence.
• Support the Manager, Pharmacy Operations in activities necessary to ensure the implementation and changes associated with the 340b program inventory integrity.
• Maintain prescription files according to policy and procedure; complete filing daily.
• Collect cash as appropriate and perform daily procedures for money collections.
• Reconcile prescription fills against billing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

Calm under pressure

Multitasking

Customer service

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

PTCB certification

Texas State Board of Pharmacy registration

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Windows

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Legacy Montrose - 1415 California St. Houston, TX 77006 is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join our team and support pharmacists in preparing, filling, and delivering medications while upholding safe, accurate, and timely operations.

You will help ensure patient care, maintain stock, and engage in daily tasks and training to strengthen the pharmacy’s community impact. Your role emphasizes attention to detail, compassion, and teamwork in a fast-paced setting.