Pharmacy Technician

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At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 350+ facilities across the US and 22,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do.

Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates.

Owens & Minor teammate benefits include:
* Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
* 401(k), eligibility after one year of service
* Employee stock purchase plan
* Tuition reimbursement

The anticipated salary for this position is $22.00 hourly. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job related factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

Description:

Licensed Pharmacy Technician works under the supervision of a pharmacist and is responsible for assuring the pharmacy operations are compliant, efficient and meet the needs of our customers. This position will also serve as the primary point of contact with referral sources, physician’s offices and patients/caregivers.

Responsibilities:  Along with the specified job duties listed above, the position is required to maintain strict adherence to all Byram Healthcare policies and procedures as published and as amended from time to time. This adherence applies to all compliance and conformance plans, policies, codes of conduct, laws and regulations in effect.  I.
Process new referrals completely and accurately.  II.
Must be organized and be able to work with pharmacist to create and assure and efficient workflow and orders are timely and profitable.  III.
Communicate effectively and professionally with referral sources and patients.  IV.
Verify all patient demographics including shipping address, pharmacy insurance coverage, allergy and medical conditions as necessary.  V.
Contact patients prior to their next order due date and process all patients’ prescriptions; ensure prescriptions needed are current with refills and any authorizations necessary; verify ongoing pharmacy benefits for each customer; must insure accuracy of delivery address for customer every moth/ responsible for information patient of co-pay and attempt of collection prior to shipping order.  VI.
Keep customer database current and accurate with order information, communications and activities as to be documents in patient notes.  VII.
Identify and refer any clinical issues to the pharmacist for consultation.  VIII.
Must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to practice proper phone etiquette.  IX.
Call Center Technicians:  Ability to answer hi-volume in-bound calls via an automated phone system.
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Ability to make outbound calls to patients and referrals as necessary.  XI.
Respond quickly and professionally to customer telephone questions and concerns.  XII.
Work closely with all departments within the organization as necessary to ensure efficient processing and delivery of customers’ orders.  XIII.
Must be able to accurately fill patient prescription orders if asked by the pharmacist.  XIV.
Assist pharmacist with ordering and inventory as needed.  XV.
Assist pharmacist with other duties requested for the normal everyday operation of the pharmacy which are granted to a pharmacy technician under existing state law.  XVI.
Must possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Education and/or

Experience:

I.
High school diploma or equivalent;  II.
Experience in Third Party Claims processing;  III.
Knowledge in pharmacy operations and products utilized by our pharmacy;  IV.
Knowledge in pharmacy regulations and documentation;  V.
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