What are the responsibilities and job description for the PHARMACY IV TECHNICIAN position at Senior Solutions Pharmacy?
Primary Responsibilities
Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy IV Technician will be responsible for daily handling of on-going pharmacy benefit telephone calls from nursing staff, pharmacy providers and physicians and assists in preparing and dispensing pharmaceuticals.
Essential Functions
- Preparation of medications which may include emulsions, liquids, ointments and powders and for the intravenous mixing or compounding procedures.
- Will be responsible for sanitizing IV room, equipment and hood.
- Under the supervision of a pharmacist: daily handling of on-going pharmacy benefit telephone calls from nursing staff, pharmacy providers and physicians.
- Enter prescription orders into the computer.
- Create and update patient’s health and insurance information in the computer.
- Assist the pharmacist, under general supervision, in the practice of pharmacy, in accordance with local, state, federal, and company regulations.
- Communicate with insurance carriers to obtain payment for prescription claims.
- Complete weekly distribution center medication orders, place orders on shelves, and verify all associated paperwork.
- Assist the pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions, labeling products properly that may consist of auxiliary or cautionary labels.
- Prepare the pharmacy inventory, arrange orders for drugs and supplies, stock shelves and replace items nearing expiry date and remove them from inventory.
- Screen telephone calls for the pharmacist.
- Communicate with prescribers and their agents to obtain refill authorization.
- Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams.
- Prepackage bulk medications.
- Maintain an awareness of developments in the community and pharmaceutical fields that relate to job descriptions and integrate them into practice.
- Assist in training new associates.
- Assist other pharmacy technicians.
- Assist pharmacists in scheduling and maintaining workflow.
- Maintain knowledge of loss prevention techniques.
- Troubleshooting third party prescription claims questions with an understanding of on-line rejections and plan parameters.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals
- Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Follow established procedures concerning quality assurance, cost-containment, security of controlled substances and disposal of drugs and hazardous waste.
- Comply with Corporate Compliance Program activities which include, but are not limited to: proper documentation; accurate coding; safety in the workplace; treating others with honor and respect; eliminating harassment, abuse and intimidation; understanding and following our Code of Conduct; and reporting inappropriate behavior.
- All other duties as assigned.
Educational/Training Requirements
- High school diploma or graduate equivalent degree (GED)
- One year on the job experience or a graduate of pharmacy technician school
Licensing Requirements
- IV Certification required
- Current Pharmacy Technician License issued by Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- CE credits must be maintained according to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy guidelines