Pharmacy Technician - Los Angeles, United States - St Johns Community Health

St Johns Community Health
St Johns Community Health
Verified Company
Los Angeles, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description
***The Lead Pharmacy Technician will support the Chief Pharmacy Officer, Pharmacist in Charge, and Pharmacy Operations Manager in supervising the daily workflow, production, patient care, customer service, and task delegation to the pharmacy technician staff. In this challenging and fast paced role, the Lead Pharmacy Technician oversees the Pharmacy Technician staff and ensures proper use of established guidelines, policies & procedures, workflow efficiency, pharmacy best practices, staff productivity, associate/staff training, and including performing duties of a pharmacy technician to support the team as needed. The Lead Pharmacy Technician will work closely with the management team to enforce department policies & procedures, pharmacy laws, pharmacy best practices, and staff training.


Benefits:


  • Free Medical, Dental & Vision
  • 13 Paid Holidays + PTO
  • 403 (B) retirement match
  • Life Insurance, EAP
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Continued workforce development & training
  • Succession plans & growth within

Qualifications/Licensure:


QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an 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 functions.


Education & Experience

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Active and clear California pharmacy technician license.
  • Experience working in underserved communities such as undocumented workers, unaccompanied minors, LGBT populations, communities of color, youth/adolescents, and those experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and/or mental illness; and
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required (read, write, speak)


  • Licensure/Certification

  • Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management:
  • Valid CA Driver's License and car required for travel to different clinic sites and community events.
  • Language Skills
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public. Strong public speaking skills are required for an individual to perform this job successfully.
  • Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Synthesize complex or diverse information. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram from and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to interpret situations, characteristics, behavior, etc. and respond appropriately.
  • Computer Skills
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must have strong knowledge of MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and Internet software.

Responsibilities
Performs a combination, but not necessarily all, of the following duties:
An individual must be able to successfully perform the essential function of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

  • Ensures that patient data and information is accurate when entering prescription data into pharmacy software by reading the prescription; translating prescription information into corresponding system codes; transcribing appropriate prescription data; and creating or modifying patient records.
  • Supports work of the area by filling prescriptions by retrieving prescription orders; counting, pouring, measuring, or weighing medication tablets, liquids and creams; mixing or reconstituting medications as needed, selecting, filling and labeling prescriptions containers; and operating scanning equipment, and/or operating dispensing systems to ensure prescription accuracy.
  • Ensures effective customer service by monitoring and resolving problems in the prescription fulfillment process by processing information for third party insurance claims; rescanning illegible images; alerting patients to inventory that is out of stock, partial fills, and the need for providers' authorizations on refills; and identifying situations requiring pharmacist's actions and resolution.
  • Supports the work of the area by processing customer purchases by operating cash registers and related hardware; approving monetary transactions; and using appropriate procedures for different payment types and items sold.
  • Supports quality and customer services by assist the pharmacist in translating the consultation mandated by board of pharmacy by being able to communicate with majority of patients in the health center in their language.
  • Supports the reputation of
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