What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Bilingual Pharmacy Technician - Part Time position at Rural Health Services, Inc.?
The Certified Bilingual Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist in the pharmacy department and is certified to perform delineated independent functions.
Essential Functions :
- Greets patients and answers telephone in a courteous and professional manner, addresses questions and directs calls.
- Ensures patient confidentiality and provides patients with needed information.
- Performs other necessary duties required by the Pharmacist to meet the goal of providing primary health care services.
- Actively participates in the implementation and evaluation of the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
- Assist pharmacist in providing effective and safe pharmacy services.
- Assist the pharmacist in preparing prescriptions.
- Receive and process provider verbal prescription orders
- Receive and transfer prescriptions from / to other pharmacies
- Handling of legend drugs or devices, to include but not limited to, the receiving of shipments of pharmaceuticals and the stocking of shelves and bins.
- Receive verbal requests from patients for available refills.
- Select from available stock legend drugs and devices for prescription preparation
- Enter prescription information into computer, including drug allergies.
- Place medication in a suitable container.
- Appropriately label prescription container.
- Check for drug outdates.
- May process new prescription medication sales transactions only after the licensed pharmacist personally offers and / or provides counseling to the patient or the patient's agent.
- Process medications returned for credit according to permitted facility's policies and procedures.
- Discard expired returns according to permitted facility's policies and procedures.
- Collect funds for prescriptions and assist in reconciling the daily audit.
- Assists in patient assistant programs.
- Participates in the community health center's quality assurance activities and performs duties in accordance with applicable standards.
- Ensures an appropriate environment for the delivery of health care by assisting in general with maintenance and housekeeping; i.e., maintaining equipment, locking and securing areas, and maintaining work areas in a clean, safe, and orderly fashion.
- All other duties as required.
Skills / Certifications :
Education
