Pharmacy Technician 2

Position Title:

Pharmacy Technician 2

Work Location:

Houston - 1311 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N, Ste 140 (10301)

Assignment Duration:

6 months (Possibility to extend)

Work Schedule:

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

CT M-F Work Arrangement:

Onsite Position Summary:

Work with the Pharmacists to accurately prepare prescription orders in a timely manner. Interact with various departments to provide accurately dispensed prescriptions on a timely basis.

Background & Context:

Role supports The Organization's pharmacy operations in a high-volume, phone-driven environment focused on specialty medications and doctor office coordination.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work under direct supervision of a pharmacist
• Locate correct medication and strength to complete picking of order
• Prepare, count, label, and package pharmaceuticals for Pharmacist approval
• Purchase, receive and coordinate inventory
• Maintain and update inventory recap report
• Retrieve discontinued or expired medications from stock; discard or return to stock as appropriate; complete corresponding documentation
• Maintain prescription logs
• Accurately calibrate equipment and document calibration according to policy
• Assist with the maintenance of pharmacy temperature and cleaning logs and documents maintenance
• Comply with safety, quality assurance, accreditation, legal, state, and federal regulatory requirements
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualification & Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of pharmacy technician or medical office (i.e. biller, coder, office assistance, or prior authorization/certification) experience
• Familiarity with drugs commonly used to treat chronic/debilitating illnesses
• Pharmacy Technician Certification preferred
• State pharmacy technician license(s) relative to where the employee and assigned pharmacy are located (exception being NY where a pharmacy technician license is not required).

License is required upon hire

Education/Certification Required:

HS diploma,

Pharmacy Tech Certification Preferred:

Licensure Required:

TSBP Registration Preferred:

Years of experience required Disqualifiers Best vs.

average Performance indicators Must haves:

at least 2-3 consistent years as a pharmacy Technician. Hospital retail, specialty pharmacy is preferred.

No Gaps Nice to haves:

Data Entry, 80 Calls daily experience. Specialty or IVIG experience is a plus

Disqualifiers:

Candidates with Retail Experience only ` Performance indicators: Production Sheet (72 referrals per hour) Top 3 must-have hard skills Level of experience with each Stack-ranked by importance Candidate Review & Selection 1 Excellent Teamwork 2 Multitasks very well 3 Telephone Communication Skills/ computer savvy Customer service-based pharmacy technician so heavy phone experience.