Pharmacy Technician Retail PRN
Wellstar Health System
Summary
Assist the pharmacists in providing quality pharmaceutical care to all patients by performing technical duties in the pharmacy department, working under the supervision of the Pharmacist. Duties include retrieving prescription orders, counting, pouring, measuring and weighing tablets and medications, mixing medications, selecting the proper prescription container, creating prescription labels, maintaining patient profiles, completing cash register transactions, answering phones, taking inventory of over-the-counter medications, being aware of the latest medicines and their availability.
Job description
Job Summary
Assist the pharmacists in providing quality pharmaceutical care to all patients by performing technical duties in the pharmacy department, working under the supervision of the Pharmacist. Duties include retrieving prescription orders, counting, pouring, measuring and weighing tablets and medications, mixing medications, selecting the proper prescription container, creating prescription labels, maintaining patient profiles, completing cash register transactions, answering phones, taking inventory of over-the-counter medications, being aware of the latest medicines and their availability.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Prescription Filling
- Data intake from patients: acquire the necessary information needed to properly fill a prescription, thorough in obtaining all legally required data mandated by law
- Prescription processing: utilize the existing computer software program to aid in processing prescriptions
- Knowledge in dealing with third party payers and solving issues related to electronic adjudication
- Accurately record prescriptions dispensed
- Contact physicians and benefits providers as necessary to process a prescription
- Complete third-party insurance forms and other paperwork
Cash Handling
- Complete cash transactions with customers
- Use POS equipment, credit card processing machines as well as cash transactions
- Run end-of-day reports from the POS cash register and do proper business closing procedures
Telephone Transactions
- Be courteous with telephone transactions and represent the business well over the phone
- Good telephone communication skills
Other Duties
- Provide a professional and confidential environment for customers on all occasions
- Help ensure compliance with all Federal and State rules and regulations that pertain to the scope of practice of a retail pharmacy
- Inventory and stock prescription and over the counter medications and supplies
- Maintain a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Generate reports from the pharmacy computer system
- Be knowledgeable with pharmaceuticals and OTC items
- Properly prepare/compound ointments, creams, etc.
- Be aware of the latest medicines and their availability
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Comply with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED Diploma from an accredited program
- CPHT - Cert Pharmacy Tech
- PHT - Registered Pharmacy Tech
- Must be licensed by the State of Georgia upon hire
- Exposure/experience in all phases of retail pharmacy operations
- Minimal typing skills
- Basic computer skills
- Good oral communication skills
- Good mentoring skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to lift a minimum of 30 pounds
Company overview
Wellstar Health System is one of Georgia's largest and most comprehensive integrated healthcare systems, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. As a non-profit health system, Wellstar operates with a mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person it serves through its PeopleCare approach. The system employs approximately 29,469 to 33,000 team members across multiple hospitals, health parks, medical offices, outpatient centers, pediatric centers, nursing facilities, and hospice and home care services. Wellstar is nationally recognized for operating Georgia's largest integrated trauma network and features the second-largest Emergency Department in the United States. The organization provides more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, demonstrating its commitment to community health. Wellstar has earned numerous accolades including recognition on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Workplaces in Health Care, and PEOPLE Companies that Care lists. The system embraces innovation through its venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, which nurtures early-stage healthcare companies, and maintains academic partnerships with institutions like the Medical College of Georgia for caregiver training. With specialties spanning cardiovascular care, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, musculoskeletal services, and numerous other medical disciplines, Wellstar delivers comprehensive healthcare across all stages of life.