Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician
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Job Description
Position Summary: The purpose of the position is to provide technical support to five registered pharmacists who provide pharmacy services and dispenses over 200000 prescriptions yearly. The incumbent must be resourceful able to understand and follow complex directions.
Position responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintaining an adequate stock level of formulary medications through pharmacy stock control activities including inventory requisition receipt and shelving of medications. Insures that itemspecific storage requirements and consistently met.
- Submits electronic orders to Prime Vendor to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Maintain Parata Max automated dispensing system by refilling cassettes of medication vials and caps replacing labels when out and resolution of incompletes.
- Receives all incoming drug shipments checks invoice against contents shelves the medications and observes special storage requirements for specific items.
- Retrieves patients refill requests from the pharmacy refill line.
- Removes all expired stock from dispensing inventory and places in appropriate location.
- Becomes familiar with the RPMS Pharmacy PointofSale package. Demonstrates ability to verify if prescriptions are/were billable or unbillable paid or rejected.
- Reviews recall notices and checks for affected inventory and reports to chief pharmacist.
- Responsible for assisting pharmacists in filling prescriptions.
- Answers incoming telephone calls relaying information on transferring calls appropriately.
- Communicates with medical nursing and records staff as necessary to convey required patient or drug information.
- Responsible for keeping the pharmacy dispensing area drug storage areas and counting equipment in a clean orderly condition.
- Other duties as assigned.
Essential skills and experience:
- Have or obtain an Oklahoma Pharmacy Technician License.
- Required to be thoroughly familiar with both the trade and generic names of in maintaining accurate stock records and in filling prescriptions. Incumbent must have the ability to acquire and apply a knowledge of a wide variety of including their costs and clinical indications.
- One to three years Pharmacy experience.
- Resourcefulness initiative and judgment are required of incumbent in surveying storage area to assure effective and economical use of storage area in planning work and assigning priorities to work assignments in rewarehousing activities and in checking stocks and filling requisitions.
- Mathematical ability i.e. conversion of metric to apothecary measures computing prices etc.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level.
Valued but not required skills and experience:
- Associates Degree
Reporting to this position: N/A
Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands: While performing duties of job employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Indian preference applies. Applicants can submit an application resume with a cover letter and a copy of CDIB or Tribal membership card (if applicable) to Northeastern Tribal Health System Human Resources Director Audrey Fenoughty P.O. Box 1498 Miami OK 74355 faxed toor emailed to .Selection of the qualified applicant is contingent upon drug screen and background check. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
- MondayFriday
- Minimal overtime
- FREE Health and Life insurance to NTHS employees.
- 10 hours of personal leave (Annual and Sick) is accrued biweekly.
- 6 total match on 401K
Advertising until filled.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
