Pharmacy Tech II

Greets members at front desk, enters information about prescriptions into computer system, receives payment from members, prepares medications for approval by pharmacist. May perform the duties of a Pharmacy Inventory Technician or a Pharmacy Admixture Technician.
Essential Functions:
- Greets members at counter or over the telephone, verifies member's eligibility status, receives prescriptions from members for pharmaceuticals.
- Enters prescription information into computer system prints labels for use by pharmacist.
- Receives payment according to terms of members' plan.
- Selects requested drugs from Baker cell dispenser or counts drugs from pharmacy shelf.
- Reconstitutes medications by mixing w/ fluids.
- Prepares intravenous prescriptions, topical ointments, other drugs by mixing prescribed dosages.
- Attaches labels to container for review by pharmacist.
- Calls members to pick-up completed prescription.
- Receives payment for over-the-counter medications medical supplies selected by members.
- Answers routine inquiries from members regarding health plan drug coverage, prices, related issues.
- Identifies situations when patient should speak w/ pharmacist regarding use of drugs asks pharmacist to speak to member.
- Orders stocks drugs supplies, assembles drugs supplies for clinical departments, stocks crash carts, performs other inventory duties.
- Performs other related duties as directed.

Qualifications:
Schedule Details:
- Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
- Saturday Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- This position has a rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.

Basic Qualifications:
- 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Successful completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program or US Military program OR one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred.
- Compliance w/ all state board of pharmacy rules licensing requirements where applicable required.
- Active CPHT certification required. (Pharmacy students are exempted from the CPHT requirement where applicable).