Professional Staffing Services is looking to hire Pharmacy Technicians for one of our clients. Candidates must be able to travel and work between the 3 locations of High Point Center, St. Pete JRC, and Pinellas Park, FL (All within 15 minutes of each other)

Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:00a-5:00p, with 1 hr lunch

Pay: $15-$18/hr

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Long and Short Term disability provided the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment.
• 18 PTO Days, (PTO is on accrual after 90 days of employment)
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 2 Paid Mental Health Days

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for performing clinical and technical tasks within the pharmacy operations. Responsibilities include assisting in all phases of dispensing prescriptions and maintaining adequate inventory of medications and supplies under the direct supervision of pharmacist on duty.

STANDARD RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports the Mission, Values and Vision of the client
• Is accountable to ensure patient rights and ensures an environment that promotes the privacy, dignity and well-being of all patients in a safe, secure environment
• Supports, cooperates with, and implements specific procedures and programs for:

a. Safety, including universal precautions and safe work practices, established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, and security, reports and/or corrects unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs

b. Confidentiality of all data, including patient, employee and operations data

c. Quality Improvement and compliance with all regulatory requirements

d. Compliance with current law and policy to provide a work environment free from sexual harassment and all illegal and discriminatory behavior

• Supports and participates in common teamwork:

a. Cooperates and works together with all care team members, plans and completes job duties with minimal supervisory direction, including appropriate judgment

b. Remains calm and poised in urgent or stressful situations

c. Follows up as appropriate with supervisor, care team members or patients regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns

d. Promotes positive public relations with patients, visitors and the community

e. Completes requirements for in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform and dress codes including personal hygiene

f. Ability to work with persons from a wide diversity of social, ethnic and economic backgrounds

g. Effectively and efficiently completes all duties as assigned

• Assists in most aspects of filling prescriptions including reading, interpreting, and processing:

o Uses the computer and appropriate software in processing prescriptions; Counts and pours medications, reconstitutes pediatric solutions and suspensions, selects appropriate containers and applies labels, performed under proper supervision of the pharmacist

o Assists in maintaining a complete and up to date patient profile including name, address, allergy information, insurance status, and any additional information as needed Communicates with prescribers and their agents to obtain refill authorizations Communicates with insurance carriers to obtain payment for prescription claims, follows up on claims

• Assists pharmacist in maintaining workflow:

o Triages telephone calls for pharmacist. Logs phones in and out properly

o Assists patients who are dropping off or picking up prescription orders including phone orders

o At point of pick up, verifies that patient received correct prescription(s)

o Accepts payment transactions

o Assists other pharmacy staff during down time

• Maintains an adequate inventory of medications and all additional supplies required for daily processing.

Duties include:

o Maintaining an adequate supply of plastic containers, bottles, labels bags, etc.

o Ordering medications and supplies (excludes CIIs)

o Ensuring expired medications are removed from shelves monthly or as often as needed

o Maintaining safety measures for shelf locations of lookalike/sound alike drugs per policy

o Removing old prescriptions that were not picked up in 2 weeks from the front, reverses claims, and returns to stock twice monthly (preferably on the 1st and 15th)

o Assisting with preparing the pharmacy inventory

• Maintains and demonstrates knowledge of regulatory laws and practices in accordance with local, state, federal, and company regulations by performing strict record keeping to include:

o Records refrigerator temperatures as required

o Files and archives prescriptions and logs appropriately

o Answers phone with a greeting that includes name and title

o Assists in maintaining proper audit trail for processed prescriptions, including daily and monthly reports; generates additional reports as requested

• Maintains awareness of developments in the community and pharmaceutical fields that relate to job responsibilities and integrate them into practice:

o Maintains knowledge of loss prevention techniques

o Assists in teaching technician students

• Maintains Pharmacy Technician License, per state and federal laws
• Adheres to corporate compliance programs, by reporting improper or unethical conduct, violation of applicable laws, regulations, or program requirements
• Maintains good housekeeping practices by ensuring workspaces and surrounding areas are clean and tidy
• Strictly adheres to all client, HIPAA, HRSA, State, Federal and accreditation agency rules and regulations.

These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties assigned. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• State of Florida Pharmacy Technician Registration
• Minimum (1) year of pharmacy experience
• Ability to navigate and enter data into an electronic records system
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical terminology, symbols, phrases, and abbreviations
• Mathematical proficiency

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Pharmacy Technician Certification (PTCB), preferred
• Completion of a Florida approved pharmacy technician program
• EPIC or MyChart experience a plus

LICENSES, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION:

• State of Florida Pharmacy Technician Registration, required

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS:

• Able to walk, stand, talk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and descend steps, carry or lift up to 25 lbs., stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl.
• Able to read up close or at a distance, identify and distinguish colors, have peripheral vision (up, down, left, right, while eyes are fixed on a given point), and have depth perception (3-dimensional vision, judge distance and spatial relationships).
• Able to communicate, verbally and in writing with patients, vendors and/or co-workers.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Clearwater, FL: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to travel and work between the 3 locations of High Point Center, St. Pete JRC, and Pinellas Park, FL?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Pharmacy technician: 1 year (Preferred)
• EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• State of FL Pharmacy Certification (Preferred)
• State of FL Pharmacy Registration (Required)

Work Location: One location

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