Certified Pharmacy Technician & Immunizer

PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING:

**An active pharmacy technician license is a requirement. Certification is required. We will not contact applicants without an active certified license.

**Must have an active immunization certification

**A minimum of 2 years of pharmacy retail experience is required for this role.

**You must have open availabillity including eveings and weekends.

This is a part-time position. The right candidate will be transitioned to full-time after a 90-day probation period.

Become a team member of a Naperville institution! We've been serving the Naperville community since 1875 as a 6th generation family owned business. Our pharmacy is currently looking for a team member to fill the position of Certified Pharmacy Technician. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring top-notch customer service and technical proficiency in our pharmacy. 2 years of experience is required. If you are interested in taking on a new challenge at an independently owned pharmacy, we encourage you to apply today!

Team Member Responsibilities:

Pharmacy technicians are expected to meet the following requirements:

1.0 Duties and Responsibilities: Specific duties will include, but not be limited to:

-Retrieving, pouring, counting, labeling, and reconstituting prescription medications

-Ringing up sales, including preparing filled prescriptions for delivery

-Accessing, inputting, and retrieving information into/through the pharmacy’s computer network to maintain accurate records.

-This includes acquiring information on patient allergies and health conditions and insurance information

-Greeting and assisting customers and providing excellent customer care. The customer always is the first priority.

-Creating accurate prescription labels

-Submitting prescriptions refill requests/authorizations to prescribers electronically or via fax

-Processing and preparing third-party insurance claims, including calling insurance companies to resolve a third-party rejections

-Communicating with patients and third-parties, such as insurers

-Maintaining accurate patient profiles

-Maintaining pharmacy inventory

-Preparing reports related to sales, usage, and inventory

-Complying with current established procedures, rules, and regulations

-Providing completed orders to customers

-Providing the offer for counseling by a pharmacist

-Answering phones (preferably by the third ring) and directing customer calls to the appropriate personnel

-Maintaining and cleaning equipment, work areas, and shelves

-Accepting prescriptions to be filled and ensuring that the pharmacist has the information and data necessary to fill the orders

-Record keeping related to inventories, receipts, purchases, and deliveries

-Collecting co-payments

-Packaging and labeling products under the supervision of the pharmacist

-Restocking shelves

-Unpacking and organizing incoming drug orders, including sorting items that require special handling or storage

-Checking for outdated medications and notifying the pharmacist of low inventories

-Understanding confidentiality with respect to patient/ client care; complying with all federal and state laws applicable to the confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (EPHI); and following HIPAA guidelines regarding readily identifiable protected health information

-Helping pharmacist deliver immunizations, including preparation such as providing patients with intake forms and VIS, processing and billing immunizations, and gathering necessary supplies before immunization.

-Working as a team and communicating clearly

-Helping customers locate over-the-counter products

-Handling customer problems/concerns in a calm manner and referring them to the pharmacist or management accordingly

-Notifying the pharmacist of any problems or issues.

-Checking and recording refrigerator and freezer temperatures

-Properly processing pseudoephedrine sales

-Promoting teamwork

-Providing professional services

Skills and Specifications:

-Ability to read and transcribe pharmaceutical information such as prescription data

-Ability to act as a team player

-Organizational and time management skills

-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

-Ability to multitask

-Excellent oral and written communication skills

-Excellent customer service skills

-Computer skills as necessary to operate Pharmacy management software and other necessary programs

-Punctuality

-Telephone skills

-Self-motivated

Education and Qualifications:

-High school diploma or equivalency

-Must have and maintain an Illinois state Certified Pharmacy Tech License.

-At least 18 years of age

-Prior experience as a cashier

-Immunization certification

-Certified Pharmacy technician license from the Illinois Board of Pharmacy

-Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends

-Ability to communicate effectively with customers and employees

-Ability to stand for long periods over the course of an 8-hour workday

-Ability to sit for intermittent periods

-Ability to bend, reach, climb, and squat frequently

-Ability to type and operate a computer

-Ability to speak on the telephone

-Ability to lift, push, or pull a minimum of 50 lbs.

-Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English

-Minimum of 2 years of experience as a licenced certified technician.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a retail business environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching throughout the day.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

Days and hours of work vary by schedule. Evening and weekend work are required as the schedule demands. Common weekday shifts include 9am-5pm, 12pm-8pm or 4pm-8pm. Weekend shifts include 9am-6pm and 9am-5pm. Open availability is a requirement for this position.

Required Education and Experience:

• Previous retail pharmacy experience required (2 yrs)
• You must be certified to apply to this position

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Hourly payment will be based on applicants previous work experience.

Due to the large number of resumes we receive only those candidates that meet the criteria will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid sick time
• Paid training
• Store discount

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23