Pharm Tech Certified

Job Details Description

Working title: Pharmacy Technician Certified

Classification title: Pharmacy Technicians

Division: Community Health Center

Program: Pharmacy

Reports to: Pharmacy Manager

FLSA status: Non-Exempt:
Full Time

Schedule: Monday-Friday: 8:30am to 5:30pm

Wage Range: $22.75 to $26.58 hourly; depending on number of years of transferrable experience and internal equity

Serving the Yellowstone County community and south-central Montana for nearly 50 years, River Stone Health is an essential provider of personal and public health services. Health, Education, Leadership and Protection – HELP is what we do. From medical, dental and behavioral healthcare; home care and hospice; public health services like immunizations, WIC, health promotion and restaurant inspections; and educating the next generation of health professionals, our expertise spans all ages and stages of life.

River Stone Health Clinics are here for everyone. It doesn't matter how much you earn, whether you have health insurance, or whether you've managed to take good care of your health in the past. Our healthcare providers work as a team to provide the best possible care for you and your family. Our patients are at the center of the partnership we build with you and your family.

Same day appointments for minor injuries or illnesses often mean you can avoid the expense of emergency department visits. In addition to our main Clinic in Billings , we have satellite Clinics in Bridger , Joliet , Worden and school-based clinics at Orchard Elementary School and Medicine Crow Middle School open to all students in Billings Public Schools and their families.

River Stone Health Pharmacy is conveniently located inside of our Clinic, which enables customers to get medications immediately after a medical appointment without having to go to another location. In addition to filling prescriptions, our pharmacists counsel patients on medication, check for ways medications may interact and contribute to patients' overall knowledge about their health. Our pharmacy staff is also trained to assist patients with access to medications utilizing various organizations, community and manufacturer-sponsored programs.

The purpose of the pharmacy technician is to assist the registered pharmacist to dispense prescription medications and DME, identify patients in need of financial assistance and determine what assistance is available to them and support patients in accessing prescribed medications. The Pharmacy Technician works in a retail pharmacy primarily serving a federally qualified health center.

A. Pharmacy Services 95%

• Input patient, insurance, prescription, provider, drug and charge account information into the pharmacy software system.

• Process new and refill prescriptions and resolve errors in the pharmacy software system.

• Process and prepare prescriptions for Durable Medical Equipment (DME).

• Prepare prescriptions for pharmacist verification by pulling bulk stock bottles, counting tablets, measuring and pouring liquids, bubble packing medications and affixing prescription labels.

• File completed prescriptions in the pharmacy pick-up area.

• File hard-copy prescriptions in numeric order by prescription number in files of 100 and put in designated storage area.

• Check out prescriptions on the register including verifying correct patient and charging to correct charge account (when applicable).

• Perform end-of-day register duties including putting money collected and reports in fiscal lockbox.

• Participate in end-of-month and end-of-year billing process and send statements to appropriate recipients.

• Print weekly return-to-stock list, pull prescriptions from pharmacy pick-up area, void prescriptions in pharmacy software system and return drugs to stock supply.

• Print daily drug order list from pharmacy software system and send to pharmacy distributor.

• Receive, check in, and put away daily drug order.

• Order office supplies as needed according to organization policy and procedure.

• Monitor drug inventory for outdated medications and make proper adjustments.

• Participa…