Specialty Pharmacy Technician

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with match

4 weeks PTO

10 paid holidays

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Shields Health Solutions is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) in Albany to support pharmacists and patients with a full continuum of medication adherence services.

The role requires national certification and typically 1+ years of experience, with 5+ years preferred. Responsibilities include prescription interpretation, labeling, calculations, insurance support, and data management, with a competitive hourly rate and full benefits.

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) nationally certified.
• NY Pharmacy Technician License preferred but not required; must obtain if needed.
• Years of experience: required 1+ years, preferred 5+ years in pharmacy tech role.
• Strong phone skills and proficiency in MS Office and databases.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and enter prescriptions.
• Clarify prescription orders with pharmacist or clinician.
• Label and fill prescriptions for pharmacist verification.
• Perform pharmaceutical calculations.
• Identify medications needing special storage or handling.
• Prepare medications for delivery to patients and departments.
• Answer and triage inbound inquiries.
• Provide outbound therapy/adherence check-ups.
• Secure refill prescriptions and assist with insurance issues.

Skills

Pharmacy technician

Phone skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Data entry

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

CPhT certified

NY Pharmacy Technician License preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

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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