Pharmacy Technician - PRN

Coastal Family Health Center, Inc.; Leakesville (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Family Health Center, Inc. seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support dispensing operations, enter patient prescription data, and manage inventory under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.

The role emphasizes accuracy, compliance with labeling, and safe handling of medications, with responsibilities spanning insurance processing, audits, and customer service in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Active Mississippi pharmacy technician license.
• Formal training preferred, but experience acceptable in lieu of formal training.

Responsibilities

• Receive prescriptions and verify patient eligibility.
• Process third-party insurance claims and reconcile transactions.
• Stock medications and manage inventory.
• Provide customer service and assist with audits.
• Operate automated dispensing equipment.
• Support pharmacist with patient care activities.
• Maintain a clean, safe work environment and follow OSHA procedures.

Skills

Medication packing

Auxiliary labeling

Prescription data entry

Dispensing judgment

Prescription refills

Customer inquiries

Escalation to pharmacist

Medication order processing

Automated refill system

Inventory control

Returns processing

Compliance audits

Pharmacy software

Stock management

Prescription preparation

Medication use review support

Physical requirements

Education

High school diploma

Pharmacy tech license

Formal training preferred

Tools

Pharmacy software

Automated dispensing equipment

Job description

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to pack, pour, place medication in a container, and label for dispensing, sale, and distribution to patients, nursing staff, and healthcare providers.
• Knowledge of required auxiliary labels to be attached to any container of drugs, medicines, poisons, or chemicals sold or dispensed.
• Ability to enter pertinent patient prescription information into the pharmacy computer.
• Knowledge of dispensing decisions requiring judgment and deferring those decisions to a licensed pharmacist for resolution.
• Ability to obtain prescriber authorization for prescription refills in accordance to policies and procedures.
• Ability to respond to simple patient queries and redirect patients to the pharmacist for clarification on issues concerning drug information and interactions.
• Ability to conduct a needs assessment and process a daily medication order with designated wholesaler.
• Ability to operate automated patient refill requesting system.
• Ability to inspect shelves and other storage locations for outdated and unusable medications and remove them from stock.
• Ability to process returned patient medication orders and place back into inventory.
• Skills necessary to assists with all compliance related audits and inventories.
• Demonstrates knowledge of pharmacy software data entry and applicable reporting.
• Employ inventory management procedures to include ordering, returns, and expired medications.
• Demonstrates ability to check daily order invoices and properly stock medications.
• Prepare prescriptions to include interpretation, data entry, retrieval of stock medication, insurance information.
• Assists the pharmacist in collecting, organizing, and evaluating information for direct patient care, medication use review, and medication management therapy.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and to lift items greater than 40 pounds above shoulders. May require frequent bending of knees and back

Qualifications/Education Requirements.

Must have high school diploma or equivalent. Graduation from a formal training program is preferred but will accept equivalent work experience in lieu of. Must have active license to work in Mississippi as a pharmacy tech by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy

Core Competencies

• Receives written or electronically transmitted prescriptions or requests for prescription refills from patients and healthcare providers.
• Verifies patient eligibility and ensures documentation is completed for all in-house patient assistance prescription programs.
• Establishes and maintains patient profiles and other records of medications dispensed
• Prepares third-party insurance claims submissions, processes sales cash receipts from self-pay patients, and reconciles transactions all patient vouchering programs.
• Stocks, takes inventory, and places replenishment orders with designated wholesaler.
• Provides strong customer service and promote teamwork amongst other staff members
• Operates a variety of automated dispensing and data processing equipment.
• Responds to simple patient and staff queries and directs them to pharmacist for clarification in issues concerning drug information and interactions.
• Keeps the work environment and equipment clean according to organizational standards.
• Ensures that proper safety procedures are followed and that all chemicals are handled in compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Performs other duties as requested/required.
• Upholds, complies with, and enforces the Core Principles and Code of Conduct