Job Details Level: Entry Job Location: Hollywood Health Center - Los Angeles, CA Position Type: Full Time Education Level: High School Diploma / GED Salary Range: $24.02 - $36.02 Hourly Travel Percentage: Local Travel Site to Site Job Shift: Day Job Category: Pharmaceutical
The Pharmacy Technician will work under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist in the health center pharmacy to process, prepare and sell prescriptions to customers. He/she will also provide support for other aspects of the pharmacy operations as allowed by his/her Pharmacy Technician license.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supports and implements the organization’s vision, mission and value.
- Determines priorities and method of completing daily workload to ensure that all responsibilities are carried out in a timely manner.
- Performs all job functions in a professional and courteous manner, including answering all general phone calls timely.
- Provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers by being responsive to all inquiries in a timely manner.
- Fosters and promotes a culture of service excellence and accountability.
- Processes prescriptions as ordered by GCH’s providers, using GCH pharmacy software, including troubleshooting prescriptions when errors or issues are suspected.
- Retrieves patient information in GCH’s electronic medical record (EMR) for maintaining patient’s profiles, requesting medication refills, or messaging providers with medication-related questions.
- Under direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist (RPH), may perform packaging, manipulative, repetitive, and other non-discretionary tasks, including removing drugs from stock, counting, pouring, or mixing pharmaceuticals.
- Follows error prevention steps as indicated by RPH and double-checks all medications prepared against the original prescription order to ensure patient safety.
- Assists with procurement and inventory management including but not limited to: verifying shipments received and stocking shelves, organizing inventory and alerting RPH to any shortages.
- Processes patient applications for Patient Assistance Programs.
- Works appropriate hours to minimize patient wait times.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Required:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalency.
- Valid Pharmacy Technician license from the California Board of Pharmacy.
- Current CPR certificate.
Preferred:
- Pharmacy Technician Board Certification.
- At least 6-12 months experience working in a retail or community pharmacy.
- Knowledge of Spanish, Armenian, or Korean language.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Demonstrates working knowledge of current drug forms, dosage strength, generic and trade name equivalents.
- Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state laws/regulations regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services.
- Demonstrates knowledge of 340B Drug Pricing Program.
- Demonstrates ability to read, understand, and transcribe prescription information. Ability to type prescription label.
- Maintains active licensure.
- Performs work to level of and within defined scope of practice per licensure.
- Performs work in adherence to company’s policies and procedures.
- Maintains HIPAA, Medicare Fraud and Waste training certifications.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work with minimum supervision.
- Flexible, detail-oriented, and ability to multi-task effectively.
- Safety and privacy conscientious.
- Respects the diverse values, beliefs and cultures present in individuals and groups served.
- Timely and dependable.
- Ability to work under pressure with the capacity for reflection.
- Proficient use of computer systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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