Specialty Pharmacy Technician

Shieldshealthsolutions; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $4k

Health benefits

401k with match

Paid time off 4 weeks

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Shields Health Solutions in Albany seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) to provide hands-on patient care and support the pharmacist in delivering quality medication adherence services. The role emphasizes accurate prescription processing, insurance assistance and attentive customer communication.

Candidates must be nationally certified; NY license is a plus. The position offers health benefits on start, a 4-week PTO, 10 holidays, and a 401(k) plan with company match, in addition to a

Qualifications

• Nationally certified as a CPhT and NY license preferred but not required.
• 1+ year of pharmacy technician experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Strong phone, organizational and interpersonal skills; proficient with Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and enter prescriptions; clarify orders with pharmacist.
• Label, fill and prepare prescriptions; perform basic pharmaceutical calculations.
• Assist with insurance issues and patient financial assistance; triage inquiries.
• Maintain inventory and process data entry; support adherence checks with patients.

Skills

Phone skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Data management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Why join the specialty pharmacy tech at Albany?

• Competitive hourly rate $20-$22, plus 4k sign on bonus
• Monday-Friday schedule, Saturday coverage as needed
• Health benefits effective immediately
• 401k with match
• 4 weeks of PTO (paid time off)
• 10 paid holidays

Job Purpose:

The successful candidate will provide integrated support to patients and pharmacists by providing a 'hands-on" approach to total quality patient care through the delivery of a full continuum of medication adherence support. We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starter who is looking for an exciting career path with a fast-growing company in the specialty pharmacy management services. Candidates MUST be nationally certified. We are seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with extensive experience.

Job Duties:

• Interpret and enter prescriptions;
• Clarify prescription orders with pharmacist and/or clinician as appropriate;
• Label and fill prescriptions for the pharmacist to verify;
• Perform pharmaceutical calculations;
• Identifies medications requiring special storage and/or handling such as hazardous medications and/or refrigerated medication;
• Identify and assembling supplies necessary for select medications such sharps containers, needles/syringes, alcohol swabs, Band-Aids;
• Prepares medication for delivery to patients and departments;
• Answers, resolves and triages inbound inquiries;
• Provides outbound therapy/medication adherence check-ups;
• Secures refill prescriptions;
• Resolves insurance related issues and assists patients with various forms of financial assistance;
• Maintains pharmacy inventory including drug ordering and receiving;
• Communicate directly with patients over the phone to assist them in the awareness of their medications;
• Achieve operational objectives by inputting data, performing adjudication on test claims and preparing action plans for follow-up;
• Manage, organize, and update relevant data using database applications;
• Apply observations and recommendations to operational issues, increased productivity, quality, and customer-service standards;
• Identify trends, resolves problems; recommend improvements; implements change;
• Actively participates in process improvement initiatives;
• Acts as a value-added business partner to stakeholders throughout the organization;
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential;
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations;
• Other duties as assigned

Experience/ Education:

Required Licensure/Certification:

We are seeking experienced pharmacy technicians who are nationally certified as a CPhT. NY Pharmacy Technician License is preferred but not required. Should certification need to be obtained for a particular state or updated at the time of employment, the applicant will commit to obtaining the required certification within a mutually agreed upon timeframe. Continued employment is contingent upon meeting these requirements.

Years of Experience:

Required 1+ years, Preferred 5+ years experience as a Pharmacy Technician

Skills:

strong phone skills, highly proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word; able to quickly learn other database programs and able to extract relevant information; strong organizational and interpersonal skills a must

Traits:

Organized, high-integrity, attention to detail, dependable, quality focus, empathetic, good listener/communicator

Other:

energetic, highly motivated, team player with strong personal and communication skills; discretion and confidentiality essential as position deals with highly sensitive and private data

This information is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Shields Health Solutions. The current salary range for this position is $20.00 per hour to $22.00 per hour. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience, and other relevant factors.

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Solid computer skills are required, including proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) for communication, documentation, and data management, as well as, navigating the internet and web-based platforms. Data entry and computer skills will be evaluated through an assessment as part of the pre-employment process.

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