Pharmacy Technician - Specialty Pharmacy Fargo - Full Time

Programs > Financial Support & Paid Training > View Pharmacy Technician Sponsorship **Job Summary** A Specialty Pharmacy is a pharmacy practice that focuses on providing medications and services for patients with complex and chronic medical conditions. The pharmacy specializes in high-cost medications, complex therapies, rare diseases and providing high touch patient support through comprehensive services including medication education, monitoring and financial assistance. Sanford Specialty Pharmacy is a fast growing department supporting patients across the entire footprint of Sanford Health. Our primary goal is to provide excellent customer service to our patients to start and maintain on their specialty medication therapy. If this new area of pharmacy practice sounds interesting to you we would love for you to consider joining our Sanford Specialty Pharmacy team! Specialty Pharmacy Technicians are key contributors to the success and efficiency of the pharmacy team. Duties may include, but are not limited to: - Complete initial review and intake of prescriptions. - Provide refill reminder calls for active patients needing a medication refill - Answer incoming calls promptly and route them to the appropriate team member - Accurately fill prescriptions under pharmacist supervision. - Prepare and package medications for shipping In a retail/community pharmacy setting, the Pharmacy Technician duties consist of assisting pharmacists in compounding, preparing and dispensing medical prescriptions to the public after receiving information from customers or patients according to written/faxed prescriptions. Maintains proper storage and security conditions for drugs; ensures that equipment is functioning properly and assists in resolution of equipment maintenance and repair; controls inventory stock level and timeline to ensure adequate supplies. Assists with billing related functions. May assist with departmental quality assurance and other customer- or patient-focused services with oversight from supervisory staff; assists in the creation and maintenance of a safe working environment and conditions that adhere to state laws and regulations. Requires use of and proficiency in multiple computer programs. **Qualifications** High School graduate or general education diploma (GED) required. North Dakota: Pharmacy Technicians must register as a Pharmacy Technician or Technician in Training with the ND Board of Pharmacy, before beginning employment in the pharmacy. An applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician in training must register for Sanford provided (or equivalent) ASHP accredited education and obtain national certification approved by the board of pharmacy within the board of pharmacys timelines. The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA) are approved certification bodies. The registration as a pharmacy technician in training or pharmacy technician will continue as long as the applicant maintains a pharmacy technician-in-training or pharmacy technician license from the North Dakota board of pharmacy. Failure to obtain ASHP accredited education and National Certification before the board of pharmacy removes the technician in training license will result in termination of position. **Benefits** Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit . Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call ... or send an email to ... . Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment. **Req Number:** R-0203926 **Job Function:** Allied Health **Featured:** No