Retail Pharmacy Technician Per Diem

This position is located at our Community/Retail pharmacy. SWC - Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT.

The purpose of this position is to ensure that pharmacy technician service remains uninterrupted during technician vacations and absences. The position would contribute to achieving the organization’s objectives by maintaining the conditions necessary for safe and timely medication access.

• Assists the pharmacist in the processing, preparation, filling, and delivery of prescription orders.
• Assists in the maintenance of all drug storage areas in the pharmacy, maintaining adequate inventory, removing outdated medications and replacing as necessary.
• Point of sale:
  Accurately handle cash, process customer transactions, including cash, credit cards, checks, refunds, charge account transactions and accurately process the daily cash receipts and generate reports in the manner preferred by the accounting personnel.
• Generate all daily pharmacy reports as required by the department, state and federal law.
• Fills prescriptions in accordance with all state and federal laws.
• Ability to learn and demonstrate an understanding of the policies and participate in pharmacy activities required to assure the pharmacy’s compliance with URAC standards as they relate to Pharmacy Operations, Specialty Drug Management and Patient Management as mandated for accreditation.
• Handles various duties including, but not limited to, ordering, counting, and receiving inventory, the appropriate handling and stocking of drug products, and prescription record keeping.
• Heavy customer contact requiring excellent customer service skills while on the phone and directly at the point of sale.
• Complies with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates and self-imposed manufacturer restrictions on particular drugs, as applicable including Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs and manufacturer limited distribution drug requirements.
• Documents all required activities on a daily basis as required including temperature, humidity, refrigerator temperatures and required cleaning activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Fluency in Spanish and/or Creole a plus.

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity.

Occupational:
Some occupational risk.

Physical Effort:
Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force.

Physical Environment:
Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: SWC Corporation

Org Unit: 471

Department: SWC Pharmacy Conn Ave

Exempt:
No

Salary Range: $17.60 - $33.48 Hourly