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SUMMARY

We are currently seeking a casual Pharmacy Tech to join our Hospital Retail CSC Clinic Community Pharmacy team. This position is casual, no benefits, day/evening shift, and rotating weekends.

Under the supervision of a registered pharmacist performs a variety of technical and clerical duties allowable by law, while maintaining a favorable image of the pharmacy within the hospital and in the community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Answers phones for the pharmacy department and directs calls to appropriate personnel
• Maintains knowledge of the Hospital Credit and Collection Policy and other related policies
• Prepackages, prepares, labels and hands out prescriptions after they are checked by a registered pharmacist
• Maintains cash registers, credit card machines and reporting for cash transactions
• Prepares daily deposits for the cashier’s office
• Bills and credits patient medications
• Stocks inventory in Pharmacy
• Routinely checks and removes outdated and expired medications
• Delivers medications to patient care and ancillary areas and picks up new orders as scheduled
• Files prescriptions and reports
• Maintains the pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion
• Enters outpatient prescriptions
• Obtains and records patient drug histories
• Triages orders, determines priorities, processes orders and notifies the pharmacist as appropriate
• Performs various calculations to determine the correct dose using weight
• Identifies the appropriate product to process based on the prescription order
• Triages insurance rejections and initiates prior authorization claims as needed
• Uses appropriate pharmaceutical-medical terms, abbreviations and symbols
• Maintains a working knowledge of general chemical and physical properties of drugs
• Compounding medications as per Minnesota Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations
• Responsible for safe and careful handling of chemotherapeutic medications
• Assist with other duties as assigned but only after appropriate training

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education/ Work Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program or a 240 hour employer based Technician training Program or 1,000 hours of Pharmacy experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Computer skills
• Knowledge of Pharmacy computer systems.
• Insurance and Billing Experience

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to communicate with other employees and public
• Possess strong interpersonal skills; be a team player, and promote positive team environment
• Excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrate good decision making skills, problem solving techniques, and possess the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to use a computer and associated programs
• Ability to understand oral and written instructions
• Ability to learn and apply pharmacy procedures and interpret prescriptions
• Ability to apply basic math skills
• Some skill in record keeping
• Ability to use computer effectively

License/Certifications:

• Current Pharmacy Technician Registration with MN State Board
• PTCB or ExCPT pharmacy tech certification within 1 year of date of hire, paid for by employee.

OR

• Current Intern License with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy

Title: Pharmacy Tech, Casual - Community

Location: MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus

Requisition ID: 230289