Pharmacy Technician Trainee, Non-Certified

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Pharmacy Technician Trainee, Non-Certified

Pharmacy Technician Supervisor

Assists Pharmacy Supervisor with day-to-day activities in the pharmacy. Travels to other pharmacies as needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess a Pharmacy Technician Trainee License from the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy and must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Job duties may be modified at any time based on business needs.

• Demonstrates an understanding of and proficiency with the application of all Joint Commission Accreditation standards, CCHCI policies and reporting requirements applicable to a Pharmacy Technician Trainee.
• Receives and processes prescription orders and clinic supply requests promptly and accurately.
• Completes prescription order transactions by billing appropriate payer(s) correctly after pharmacist verification.
• Prints required pharmacy reports and labels.
• Assists the pharmacist with identification of prescription processing problems, proposing, and implementing solutions, and follow up.
• Answers phone calls, responds to caller questions as able and/or transfers/ directs caller to appropriate phone number. Takes messages for pharmacy staff as needed.
• Travels to pick up orders or deliver medications to clinic areas or other CCHCI sites as needed.
• Prepares and facilitates daily and weekly bank deposits.
• Maintains and files logs, records, and other required documentation accurately.
• Ensures operation of pharmacy equipment by completing preventive maintenance and cleaning requirements, following manufacturer's instructions, reporting malfunctions, and requesting repairs.
• Completes and documents medication storage area inspections.
• Participates in pharmacy staff and other meetings as required.
• Performs administrative and/or clerical duties for pharmacy department as needed.
• Provides orientation and training to new team members and assists co-workers in completion of tasks.
• Working assigned weekends as required. The float position will be required to perform all duties at various assigned sites. Schedules could vary greatly from week to week and are subject to last minute change requests.

• Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing medications and supplies. Maintains the integrity of the 340b inventory as dictated by HRSA. Training for 340b will be provided upon hire.
• Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date.
• Identifies and replaces, as needed, outdated and unusable medications.
• Replenishes emergency and clinic supplies accurately and promptly.

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Pharmacy Technician Trainee License from the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy required.
• Complete education and pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) within 2 years of hire date.
• Valid driver's License.

• 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee preferred.

• Ability to comprehend and compose instructions, correspondence, and communications in English in both oral and written format.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred, but not required.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, internal providers and staff and other agency staff working in cooperation with the organization.

• Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients, operate office equipment, etc.
• Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computer, telephone and other office machinery, and grasp and seize small objects such as medication tablets and containers.
• Poss…