Retail Pharmacy Tech 1

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Pharmacy Technician - Retail 1 to join the pediatric-focused team at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The role supports clerical tasks, prescription processing, and inventory management under supervision of a staff pharmacist.

Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma or GED and a State Board of Pharmacy registration. No prior experience is required, and the program offers growth opportunities within a large nonprofit health system.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• State Board of Pharmacy registration required.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Completes clerical duties, including sending/receiving tubes and faxes, filing prescriptions, and processing mail.
• Enters customer, insurance and prescription information and completes prescription transfers.
• Sells prescriptions using the POS system, handles cash, and reconciles cash.
• Orders and manages inventory, stocks shelves, rotates and removes expired product, and performs cycle counts.
• Performs data entry, communicates with the manager, dispenses medications (manual and automated).

Skills

Clerical skills

Cash handling

Inventory management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Parata

RxSafe

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your pharmacy career in a retail setting, specializing in pediatrics? We are seeking patient-centered and motivated technicians to join our team at St. Louis's #1 Children's Hospital. If you have previous pharmacy technician experience, we would love to hear from you!

• Monday - Friday
• 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC's patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Pharmacy Technician - Retail 1, under the direct supervision of a staff pharmacist and according to standard procedures, performs general clerical and support duties for the department. This position is also responsible for entering information into the pharmacy IT system, selling prescriptions, managing inventory and completing prescription workflow steps.

Responsibilities

• Completes clerical duties, to include sending and receiving tubes & faxes, filing prescriptions, processing mail & courier prescriptions.
• Enters customer, insurance and prescription information and completes prescription transfers.
• Sells prescriptions (POS system), handles cash, manages payment exceptions and reconciles cash.
• Orders and manages inventory (drug and non-drug); stocks shelves; rotates, organizes, and removes expired product; performs cycle counts and returns to stock.
• Completes data entry, contact manager, product dispensing (manual and automated via Parata and RxSafe), and basic compounding.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• State Bd Pharm Registration

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer