Gila River Health Care Operational Job Description

Position Title: Certified Pharmacy Technician Position Code: 0505
Comp. Band: TBD FLSA: Non-exempt
Department: Pharmacy
Reports To: Director, Pharmacy Position Revised: March 11, 2020

Position Summary: Under Pharmacist supervision prepares and packages a variety of specialized pharmaceuticals as specified in prescription. Supports pharmacy operations in all programs to provide quality pharmaceutical care.

Critical Tasks:

• Receives and reviews written prescriptions or refill requests in order to determine kind, strength, and dosage.
• Verifies accuracy of prescriptions while referring discrepancies to Pharmacist as appropriate.
• Enters new or refill prescription information into computer to provide for accuracy of patient profile and medications.
• Performs all duties related to pharmacy insurance including adjudication of claims, resolution of rejected claims, and

Prior authorizations.

• Calculates and converts to proper weights while measuring solutions, medications, and drugs.
• Prepares, compounds, intravenous solutions, packages, and labels pharmaceuticals.
• Receives and fills ward and clinic drug supply orders.
• Computes requested drug and supply amounts.
• Orders pharmaceuticals and supplies from vendors.
• Performs physical inventory of all pharmacy items to provide for continuous adequate stock levels in accordance with established policies and security requirements.
• Repackages items into smaller units as determined by usage and prepares labels to include generic name, manufacturer, control number, and shipment number.
• Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of any hazardous materials.
• Cleans and help maintain equipment and work areas.
• Checks for expired and outdated medications.
• Maintains department logs of medications.
• Stocks Omnicell with all non-controlled medications.
• Performs other job-related activities as requested.

Position Performance Indicators:

• Demonstrates knowledge of principles and best practices for pharmaceuticals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of available regional, local, and community health service resources and associated standards, programs, and procedures.
• Protects patient privacy in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and GRHC’s

Code of Ethics.

• Understands and follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions. Attends safety education sessions.
• Maintains professional yet caring demeanor throughout all patient interactions and ensures clinic staff operates similarly.
• Works productively and cooperatively with a wide array of key executive, leadership, other departments, and vendors.
• Adheres to GRHC’s service standards and organizational values in interactions with GRHC patients, other customers and fellow employees.

Additional Position Performance Metrics:

• Performs all critical tasks on a timely and increasingly efficient basis.
• Exhibits behaviors continuously in the best interests of employee, patient, medical, and service needs.

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Gila River Health Care Operational Job Description

• Adheres strictly to the principle of confidentiality.
• Complies with all GRHC policies, procedures, and directives.
• Communicates thoroughly and productively with other employees on all work-related subjects.
• Maintains a dependable work attendance record with extremely infrequent absences and/or lateness.
• Demonstrates ability to relate to diverse cultures and specifically the Gila River Community and/or other Native

American cultures and community health services.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalency required.
• Current and valid pharmacy technician certification required.
• Current Arizona State Technician License.
• 6 months of pharmacy experience preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the critical tasks of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform those critical tasks.

• Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with frequent public contact and frequent interruptions.
• Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally walk, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
• Vision: Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction.
• Hearing: Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee will encounter while performing the critical tasks of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the critical tasks.

• High performance standards with a focus upon coordination, dependability, and service to employees and patients.
• Highly professional, clean, and organized.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Pharmacy technician experience: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person