What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician II-Retail-Certified position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Pharmacy
- Sign On Bonus: $3,000
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
- Department: Retail Pharm-Allen Cl- Logan
- Shift: 7:30-6pm M-F; Sat-Sun 10am-6pm rotating
- Job ID: 160348
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Overview
Pharmacy Technician II
UnityPoint Health - Retail Pharmacy
Full Time; 7:30A-6P M-F; Sat-Sun 10am-6pm rotating
Will split time between Prarie Parkway Retail Pharmacy (28hrs/wk) & Allen Clinic Pharmacy (12hrs/wk)
The Certified Pharmacy Technician II is accountable for facilitating responsible provision of pharmacy services through the performance of retail pharmacy functions, such as overseeing pharmacy purchasing and inventory, processing prescriptions, record keeping, billing, immunization administration and providing excellent customer service.
Responsibilities
Advanced Patient Care and/or Technical Duties
- Actively verify prescriptions as part of the Tech Product Verification Program OR
- Actively administer immunizations as allowed by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy per regulations OR
- Oversee advanced billing responsibilities for the Waterloo Region retail pharmacies
Data Entry, Prescription Filling and Record Keeping
- Taking a prescription, in different forms, or patient specific data and entering the information into the patient profile.
- Inventory data/record keeping (including invoices and annual inventories)
- Selecting correct medication to fill, counting out, placing in appropriate dispensing container
- Other duties as assigned
Clinical Excellence/Customer Service
- Receiving/Clarifying incoming prescriptions and assisting patients over the phone or in-person (in/out windows/drive-up.)
- Communication with wholesalers and return companies.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Completed Tech Product Verification training; OR
- Completed Immunization Training and maintenance of requirements for immunization administration required by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy for CPhT immunization administration; OR
- Completed CPhT UPH Retail billing training and 80% of FTE dedicated to billing work
- Registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Certified Technician at the time of hire.
- Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons
- Ability to read, write, comprehend and speak fluent English.
Preferred:
- 3 years of retail pharmacy experience as a certified pharmacy technician.
Salary : $3,000
