Job Type
Full-time
Description
Why? work for Nuvem:
- Work Life Balance
- Monday thru Friday, some exceptions per clinic
- No nights, weekends, and closed most federal holidays
Our patient’s health, compliance, and satisfaction are the most important factors to us. As a Pharmacy Technician, you are responsible for demonstrating the highest standard of patient quality care –supporting the pharmacy team’s ability to promptly, safely and accurately fill patient’s prescriptions while providing a caring service that exceeds our patient’s expectations.
Responsibilities
- Assist the pharmacist with serving patients and maintaining the pharmacy department
- Sterilize surfaces and equipment and prepare the pharmacy for opening.
- Greet customers and answer questions.
- Receive prescriptions and check their validity.
- Process prescriptions electronically and ensure all information is complete and accurate.
- Resolve issues when they arise (e.g., rejected insurance claims).
- Select the appropriate medicine and measure dosages to fill prescriptions.
- Sort, stock, label medication and monitor inventory.
- Undertake administrative tasks (e.g., Record-keeping) as assigned.
- Comply with all security measures and quality standards and activities.
- Keep abreast and stay current with HIPAA, HITECH, and FWA credentialing.
- Assist Pharmacist with clinical and non-clinical operations and document and report any issues per quality to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
- Package orders based on policies and procedures.
- Coordinate medication delivery location and estimated time with patient.
- Prepare and arrange delivery of medication with courier service or shipping service.
- Communicate with insurance carriers to obtain payment for prescription claims.
- Answer incoming phone calls for prescription orders, refills, make outgoing follow up calls to patients regarding their medications.
- Triage calls and escalate to appropriate leadership when necessary.
EOE
Requirements
Required Education & Licenses:
- Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification if required in your state of practice.
Preferred Experience And Skills
- At least one-year proven experience as a pharmacy technician.
- Experience with Micro Merchant pharmacy system.
- Knowledge of medication and dosage calculations.
- Knowledge of pharmacy law and medical terminology.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
- Reliable with a keen eye for details.
- Successful completion of a pharmacy technician program if required in your state of practice.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged standing and/or walking.
- Fine motor skills as related to keyboarding.
- Ability to look at computer screens for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
