Pharmacy Technician - Retail Pharmacy

Mile Bluff Medical Center; Mauston (WI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mile Bluff Medical Center is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to handle prescription intake, data entry, and profile maintenance under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The role includes preparing and labeling medications, ensuring accuracy at point of sale, and supporting inventory and purchasing activities.

Ideal candidates have 1+ year experience, a high school diploma, and must obtain Pharmacy Technician certification within 12 months.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Pharmacy Technician certification must be obtained within 12 months of hire date.
• Pharmacy technician registration is required or must be applied for prior to starting employment.
• At least 1 year of related work experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients who are dropping off or picking up prescription orders.
• Enter prescription refills into the computer.
• Create or update the patient's profile with health and insurance information.
• Verify that customers receive correct prescription at point of sale.
• Complete daily distribution center medication orders and verify related paperwork.
• Communicate with the Pharmacy Assistant to perform purchasing and inventory control activities.
• Assist the pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions under supervision.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Computer proficiency

Drug knowledge and sterile handling

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician certification within 12 months

Pharmacy technician registration required or applied for

1+ years related work experience

Job description

General Information

Job title: Pharmacy Technician

Schedule: Full-time, 80 hours per pay period; Rotating 8 hour shifts, scheduled between 8:00am and 7:00pm (rotation of 8 hour shifts)

Weekend rotation: Rotation required; minimum every 5th Saturday - 8:00am-1:00pm

Holiday rotation: Paid Holidays (Closed most holidays.)

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Technician position performs many pharmacy-related functions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and performs all administrative functions of the department that do not require professional judgment or extensive technical training.

Position Responsibilities

• Assist patients who are dropping off or picking up prescription orders.
• Enters prescription refills into the computer.
• Creates a profile of the patient's health and insurance information in the computer or updates the patient's profile.
• Verifies that the customer receives correct prescription(s) at point of sale.
• Completes daily distribution center medication orders, places orders on shelves, and verifies all associated paperwork.
• Communicates with the Pharmacy Assistant to perform additional purchasing and special inventory control activities, placing orders where approved.
• Assists the pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions, leaving dispensing container and bulk container for pharmacist verification.
• Prepares the pharmacy inventory.
• Screens telephone calls for the pharmacist.
• Compounds oral solutions, ointments, and creams.
• Prepackages bulk medications.
• Packages and labels unit dose drugs under supervision and final appraisal of the pharmacist.
• Maintains knowledge of loss prevention techniques.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Adhere Pack Input Technician Duties - as needed

• Processing adhere pack refills every month or if indicated, every 90 days.
• Ensuring profit margins and working rejections to ensure payment.
• Close monitoring of Adhere pack patients profiles to ensure medication accuracy and adequate refills.
• Contacting prescribers via fax or by phone to obtain refills for patient.
• Running reports to ensure adequate stock for Adhere pack patients.
• Ordering medications through the drug distributors.
• Monitoring adhere pack patient charge accounts.
• Reporting delinquent accounts to pharmacy manager.
• Communicate with adhere pack patients regarding bills, issues, or any other information regarding their medications.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Position Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Pharmacy Technician certification required within 12 months of hire date.
• Pharmacy technician registration is required or applied for prior to starting employment.
• 1+ years related work experience required.
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail required.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Intermediate to expert proficiency with computers is required.
• Knowledge of drugs, maintaining a sterile field, and handling hazardous materials.
• Strong quantitative and analytical competency.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication, oral and written communication, and problem-solving skills.