Retail Pharmacy Technician Per Diem

Norwalk Hospital Association; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 24,796 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

A health care organization in Norwalk seeks a Per Diem Pharmacy Technician to maintain pharmacy operations during technician absences. Responsibilities include assisting in filling prescriptions, managing inventory, and ensuring customer service excellence. Candidates must have a Pharm Tech licensure and experience with pharmacy standards. Fluency in Spanish or Creole is a plus. Join our team to ensure uninterrupted pharmacy services and support patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have a Pharm Tech licensure to perform duties.
• Ability to learn and understand pharmacy policies and URAC standards.
• Heavy customer contact requiring excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assist the pharmacist in processing and filling prescription orders.
• Maintain drug storage areas and manage inventory.
• Accurately handle transactions at the point of sale.

Skills

Customer service skills

Fluency in Spanish

Fluency in Creole

Education

Pharm Tech licensure

Job description

Per Diem Opportunity

Must have Pharm Tech licensure

This position is located at our Connecticut Avenue location.

Summary

The purpose of this position is to ensure that pharmacy technician service remains uninterrupted during technician vacations and absences. The position would contribute to achieving the organization's objectives by maintaining the conditions necessary for safe and timely medication access.

Responsibilities

• Assists the pharmacist in the processing, preparation, filling, and delivery of prescription orders.
• Assists in the maintenance of all drug storage areas in the pharmacy, maintaining adequate inventory, removing outdated medications and replacing as necessary
• Point of sale: Accurately handle cash, process customer transactions, including cash, credit cards, checks, refunds, charge account transactions and accurately process the daily cash receipts and generate reports in the manner preferred by the accounting personnel.
• Generation of all daily pharmacy reports as required by the department, state and federal law
• Fills prescriptions in accordance with all state and federal laws
• -Ability to Learn and demonstrate an understanding of the policies and participate in the pharmacy activities required to assure the pharmacy’s compliance with URAC standards as they relate to Pharmacy Operations, Specialty Drug Management and Patient Management as mandated for accreditation
• Handles various duties including, but not limited to, ordering, counting, and receiving inventory, the appropriate handling and stocking of drug products, and prescription record keeping.
• Heavy customer contact requiring excellent customer service skills while on the phone and directly at the point of sale.
• Complies with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates and self-imposed manufacturer restrictions on particular drugs, as applicable including Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs and manufacturer limited distribution drug requirements.
• Documents all required activities on a daily basis as required including temperature, humidity, refrigerator temperatures and required cleaning activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information

Fluency in Spanish and/or Creole a plus.

Working Conditions

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Some occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.