Pharmacy Technician

Regular Full Time Status: Non-Exempt / Hourly Reports to: Clinical Pharmacist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (This is not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned)

• Data entry of prescriptions from hardcopy, e-scripts, and refills

• With new prescriptions - enter patient demographics, insurance information, allergies, and chronic diseases.

• Update patient information as necessary

• Use the electronic health record (EHR) to verify and find needed information.

• Notify the pharmacist of drug utilization review (DUR) messages before proceeding with prescription process.

• Basket all prescription materials to forward to counting station.

• Appropriately bill prescriptions.

• Select the correct type of billing.

• Respond to third-party error messages.

• Reprocess billing as needed.

• Prepare prescriptions for filling:

• Retrieve stock medications for prescription filling.

• Count and pour from a stock bottle

• Apply the appropriate label.

• Reconstitute a prepared product that does not require calculation under direct supervision.

• Assure the correct national drug code (NDC) is used to fill the prescription.

• Apply the counter check procedure as a first check.

• Mark opened the bottles.

• File and retrieve pharmacy records as needed

• Place filled medications into a basket for pharmacist check

• Process prescription at point of sale (POS)

• File the completed prescriptions alphabetically for pick-up.

• Hand out completed refills to the patient when no counseling is necessary.

• Operate the cash register and related tasks.

• Manage Inventory

• Add new and adjust current medication information in the pharmacy system.

• Adjust inventory counts as needed.

• Receive, process, and organize stock medications.

• Process outdates and returns per procedures.

• Process daily medication orders

• Outdate checks are done at least weekly.

• Maintain assigned work areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition.

• Prepare daily reports as assigned.

• Ability to multi-task, manage time, meet deadlines, and remain calm and professional under pressure.

• Maintain standards of confidentiality of CC Idaho clients and records

• Maintain strict confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA standards.

• Perform all work duties and activities in compliance with

• CC Idaho, Joint Commission, OSHA and HIPAA regulations