Certified Pharmacy Technician

1 hour ago

Albert Lea, United States Hy-Vee Full-time $17 - $21 Contract
Additional Considerations (if any): At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.
 
Job Description:
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician - Certified.
Department: Pharmacy.
FLSA: Non-Exempt.

General Function:
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Assist pharmacists in the preparation and distribution of prescription medications. Licensed, through a national certification program, as a pharmacy technician.

Core Competencies:
  • Partnerships.
  • Growth mindset.
  • Results oriented.
  • Customer focused.
  • Professionalism.

Reporting Relations:
  • Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of Health Wellness Home, Store Operations and Perishables; Pharmacy Department Manager, Staff Pharmacists.
  • Positions that Report to you: None.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
  • Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
  • Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
  • Assists customers by: (examples include)
    • Escorting them to the products they’re looking for.
    • Securing products that are out of reach.
    • Loading or unloading heavy items.
    • Making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests.
    • Performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
  • Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
  • Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
  • Handles inquiries that do not require a pharmacist’s expertise and judgment.
  • Accepts new written prescription orders and telephoned refill requests at the discretion of the supervising pharmacist.
  • Takes orders from or calls doctor’s offices for refill prescriptions.
  • Gathers patient information required to prepare prescriptions.
  • Assists in maintaining correct patient information.
  • Assists pharmacists in preparing prescription drug products for dispensing.
  • Prepares and affixes labels to prescription containers.
  • Prepares prescriptions to be mailed.
  • Prepares and submits insurance claims.
  • Files prescriptions after they have been dispensed.
  • Reports any medication errors to appropriate personnel.
  • Orders, checks-in, and stocks pharmacy supplies.
  • Logs invoices as necessary.
  • Performs cash transactions.
  • Maintains cleanliness of pharmacy and dispensing area.
  • Assists with third party insurance billing and trouble shooting.
  • Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
  • Adheres to all statutes and regulations pertaining to a pharmacy technician.
  • Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
  • Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
  • Administer Vaccines as allowed by law.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Assists in other areas of the store as needed.
  • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:
  • Must have the ability to do logical or scientific thinking to solve problems; several abstract and concrete variables.
  • Have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving arithmetic, algebraic and geometric calculations.
  • Must be able to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals; have increased contact with people; interview counsel or advise people; evaluate technical data

Education and Experience:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Certified as a licensed technician through a certified national program and maintains continuing education requirements to keep license active.
  • Previous experience as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy clerk is preferred. If applicable, vaccination certification as required by law.

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