Pharmacy Technician - PRN

Duties and Responsibilities:

Pharmacy Site Duties

• Assists the Pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Reconstitutes and compounds medications as necessary under the direction of the Pharmacist.
• Creates a profile of the patient's demographic and insurance information in the computer and/or updates the patient's profile.
• Screens phone calls for Pharmacist.
• Communicates with prescribers and their agents to obtain refill authorization at the discretion of the Pharmacist.
• Enters prescription orders into the computer.
• Communicates with insurance/3rd party carriers to obtain payment for prescription claims at the discretion of the Pharmacist.
• Assists in maintaining adequate pharmaceutical inventory.
• Checks in wholesale and other orders, places merchandise on the shelves and verifies all associated paperwork.
• At the point of sale, verifies that the patients receive the correct prescriptions and that HIPPA regulations are followed.
• Maintains accurate point of sale and cash records.
• Assists in the maintenance of a system of accountability for controlled drugs/substances, syringes and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Assists patients who are dropping off or picking up prescriptions and maintains an orderly workflow.
• Maintains an awareness of changes and updates of the pharmacy software and hardware.
• Assists other technicians.

Clinical Site Duties

• Educates patients on the benefits of Tandem Health's Pharmacy before their exam.
• Maintains patient confidentiality during all encounters.
• Appropriately updates providers and clinical staff when a patient decides to switch their medications to Tandem Health's Pharmacy.
• Updates patient's primary pharmacy information in Athena when necessary.
• Assists providers with drug costs and test claims of newly prescribed drugs to help ensure availability and affordability.
• Appropriately educates Patient Account Representatives and other clinical staff to encourage "in-house" care to patients who do not utilize the Tandem Health Pharmacy in order to better manage patient health.
• Works with insurance companies when necessary to find comparable medications that are covered on patient's formulary.
• Works with pharmacy technicians and cashiers to ensure patient medications are adequately filled and checked out at POS for timely distribution to patients while still in their exam rooms.
• Collects and transports money to pharmacy when appropriate.
• Assists patients in cancelling prescriptions that are no longer being used.
• Communicates with patient's previous pharmacies for accurate and timely transfer of medications.
• Maintains accurate documentation of patients who switch their prescriptions to the Tandem Health Pharmacy.

General Duties

• Completes training requirements to stay up-to-date on policies and procedures for the 340B drug program, as well as any drug assistance programs in which the pharmacy participates.
• Follows all policies and procedures related to the 340B drug program, as well as any drug assistance programs in which the pharmacy participates.
• Maintains an awareness of developments in the community and pharmaceutical fields that relate to job responsibilities and integrates them into job responsibilities.
• Assists in training new employees.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Must have successfully completed High School or GED equivalent.
• Must possess one of the following credentials as a Pharmacy Technician and maintain good standing at all times:
  • • State of South Carolina Pharmacy Technician Registration
    • National and State of SC Pharmacy Technician Certification
      

• 1 - 2 years of pharmacy work experience preferred

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