What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Pharmacy Technician position at HomeTown Pharmacy Inc?
Retail Pharmacy Technician
Looking for a career change? Are you someone who is interested in helping others? Do you like learning new skills? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you! HomeTown Pharmacy offers the right candidates the ability to EARN while you LEARN through our board approved Pharmacy Technician Program, allowing you to become a licensed Pharmacy Technician for the entire state. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and want to make a difference, apply for this job today!
The Pharmacy technician operates under the direct supervision of the pharmacist and is responsible for performing the administrative and service-based duties that keep our customers satisfied. The ideal candidate for this position is detail-oriented, able to multitask, and enjoys working with customers.
The duties of this job are as follows:
- Greet/wait on/service/answer question etc. for the store’s customers
- Receive prescriptions/gather and process patient information
- Computer processing/adding patients, doctors, drugs, etc.
- Filling Rxs/processing/counting/labeling, etc.
- Answering the phone
- Call Doctor’s office for refills when needed, patient/Rx information-clarification, etc.
- Call insurance company when needed
- Checking in Rx orders for patient/calling on shorts, overages, order errors, outdates, credits, out of stocks etc. (including the out-front orders when necessary)
- Inventory control-walking the shelves/straightening/checking for outs and over stock/checking for outdates, checking transfer website, etc.
- Daily orders for inventory/stock reviewing the negative on hand, counting/correcting improper inventory counts
- Reviewing and counting through Top 200 inventory when received from the Rx Services Dept
- Reviewing and attempting to correct prescriptions listed on Little A report
- Reviewing and correcting prescriptions listed on Negative Paid Report
- Reviewing medication synchronization calendar and processing patients 3-5 days prior to sync date
- Checking on owes and making sure items have been ordered and received promptly
- Stock Rx dept. daily with supplies/bags/vials, etc…
- Clean Rx dept.-straighten/dust/empty trash/vacuum, etc…
- File and complete daily information on Rx’s filled
- Separate and file invoices
- Check in C-IIs and complete order forms
- Return prescriptions to stock not picked after 30 days, credit insurance company and patient records
- Process third party checks via Epicor and enter into google drive spreadsheet daily
- Outdate checks are posted under miscellaneous, not third party
- Clean/maintain the computer system: delete duplicate drugs files, prescriber files, etc.
- Run cash register
- Print and mail out statements in a timely manner at the beginning of each month. Keep pharmacy manager updated as to any problem accounts or discrepancies
- Make sure all past due accounts are taken care of in a timely manner. Report accounts over 90 days to Pharmacy Services
- Make sure that everyone running a cash register is aware of bad accounts, or questionable circumstances
- General housekeeping to be completed by store team:
- Daily: empty trash, vacuum
- Weekly: clean bathrooms, dust shelves/fixtures
- As needed/requested: move products/boxes; run errands/make deliveries; face products on shelving
- Do whatever is deemed necessary for creating a friendly, caring, safe and happy environment/culture for both customer and teammates.
- Have Fun and Be Positive Everyday!
Skills that are an absolute must include:
- Outstanding Customer Services Skills
- Effective Communication Skills
- Attention to detail
- Time Management
- Organization Skills
- Basic Computer Skills
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Willingness to obtain and/or maintain a Pharmacy Technician License
Benefits of working for HomeTown Pharmacy:
- Closed on Sundays!
- Competitive Wages
- Benefits
- 401K with Company Match
- Work Life Balance
