Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for the preparation and shipment of medications and supplies for individual patients and wholesale facilities. This is a fast-paced work environment which requires high attention to detail and teamwork to accomplish daily workload and ensure high touch patient care. The position supports all endeavors with regulatory compliance including pharmacy and wholesale distribution best practices.

CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Successful fulfillment and delivery of all prescriptions and supplies to patients in a timely manner.
• Management of medication and supply inventory.
• Positive patient and client experience throughout the entire patient journey.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

• Pick and pack patient prescriptions, wholesale orders and supply orders.
• Inspect on-hand inventory for integrity, purity and appropriate expiration dating.
• Ensure all manufacturer program specific literature and materials are included in shipments as necessary.
• Create and ensure appropriate third party shipping labels are attached to all patient prescriptions, wholesale orders and supply orders.
• Restock medication, supply and ancillary products upon receipt.
• Keep all medications and ancillary supplies organized, rotated by expiration date and sorted by lot number.
• Assist with shipment status modification (i.e. hold, return-to-stock).
• Participate in all medication and supply inventories as assigned.
• Compliance with all applicable state and federal pharmacy laws.
• All other duties as assigned.

* This Pharm Tech role is on site and will work day shift hours *

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Current MO pharmacy technician registration in good standing, or eligible to obtain
• Basic math calculation skills
• Punctual and reliable
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Ability to adapt and develop new skills as needed

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• One year pharmacy technician experience

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The physical and mental requirements along with the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to reach, grasp, stand and/or sit for long periods of time (up to 90% of shift), walk, talk, and hear; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet, with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.