Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Bilingual English/ Spanish English/ Russian
Job Description
Job Description
Job purpose
To ensure the safety, efficacy, and affordability of medications prescribed by providers.
Description of the duties and responsibilities
Pharmacy technicians are responsible for performing the technical tasks involved with the storage and distribution of medication samples to patients during visits.
Communicate with pharmaceutical representatives to maintain medication samples and reordering.
Assists providers in reviewing and refiling medications, maintaining the drug inventory and patient records, and completing required documentation of tasks.
Facilitates prior authorizations and medications changes with the pharmacy and provider to ensure medication affordability for the patient.
Works under the direct supervision of the pharmacist and/or provider to educate patients on the importance of medication compliance and assist providers in medication reconciliation.
Positions available include full-time position. Shifts available include: 9A - 5P and 10A - 6P, hours may be flexible.
Knowledge Qualifications:
- Excellent working knowledge of drug names, dosages, and dosage forms (Preferred)
- Knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Calendar) is preferred.
- Understanding of medication sig abbreviations and drug interactions (Preferred)
Skill and Ability Qualifications:
- Time management
- Detail orientated
- Personable
- Composure
- Professional
Preferred Qualifications:
- Work requires a High School diploma or equivalent and pharmacy experience is required.
- Registration by the Board of Pharmacy as a Registered Pharmacy Technician is required.
- New hires have 3 months from date of hire to obtain registration.
- PTCB certification is preferred but not required.