Pharmacy -Immunization Certified Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Position Summary: Assists Pharmacists to fill and dispense prescriptions for customers. Assists customers at the counter, retrieves prescriptions, and rings up customers. Orders and stocks drugs, supplies, and over-the-counter merchandise. Updates patient records and inventory, processes invoices, and makes accounting entries using a computerized system. Provides high level member service.

Job Duties:

• Assists customers at the counter, receives written prescriptions for Pharmacists, and retrieves filled prescriptions.
• Rings up orders. Receives payment, makes change, processes checks, credit, and debit charges.
• Assists Pharmacists in updating patient profiles and entering prescription information into the pharmacy computer to extent allowable by State law.
• Preserves patient confidentiality.
• Answers phones and provides prompt and courteous member service, including answering questions at pharmacy windows and directing members to product location.
• Assists Pharmacists in filling prescriptions by bringing stock bottles, counting, pouring, re-stocking, labeling, and pricing prescriptions under direct Pharmacist's supervision.
• Prepares third-party insurance claims, to the extent allowable by State law.
• Processes invoices and makes accounting entries using a computerized system.
• Orders, receives, tags, and stocks prescription drugs and supplies.
• Follows product storage procedures and standards.
• Orders, receives, tags, and stocks over-the-counter products in accordance with merchandising plans for the department.
• Creates product signs.
• Administers vaccines under the direction of a pharmacist. Understands vaccine types, dosages, and safe administration protocols. Ensures patients receive the correct vaccine.
• Provides immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
• Cleans department by sweeping, mopping, spraying, wiping, and dusting. Empty trash and operates a trash compactor and cardboard baler.
• Follows security and safety procedures, including securing the department by appropriately storing or disposing of confidential documents and by using proper disposal methods for immunization supplies and hazardous waste.
• Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials. Hazardous Waste Duties as defined in the Costco Pharmacy Unsaleable Product - Hazardous Waste Protocol. Ensures proper cleanup, storage, and management of hazardous materials taken in as returns or accidentally spilled. Responsible for managing expired un-salable pharmaceuticals as per protocol referenced.
• Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery. Assists with department duties as necessary. Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.