Pharmacy Technician - Philadelphia, United States - Cencora

Cencora

Verified Company

Philadelphia, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

What you will be doing
This position is located at our client site, Apple Pharmacy at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, 160 E. Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134.

Full time. Shifts are typically 8 to 10 hours. With rotating weekends and holidays.

Cencora has managed and staffed the retail pharmacy program at various Tower Health locations since 2017. In 2024, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children retail pharmacy location will be included in our expansion.

We foster a culture where career development and training play a key role as our technicians gain experience in many aspects of ambulatory and specialty pharmacy.

We currently employ pharmacists in both clinical and ambulatory settings with a support staff of technicians in various roles. We are excited to welcome new team members to continue to grow our team and kickstart new careers.

Under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist
- the Pharmacy Technician obtains all relevant clinical and prescription plan information to prepare prescription orders for patients. This position is categorized as compliance critical and, as such, requires and is assigned specific responsibility for ensuring continual and proper compliance with all division, corporate and regulatory requirements.

Responsible for creating a patient profile in the pharmacy information system.
Communicates with patients, prescribers, and other staff to solve problems or answer questions.
Enters necessary prescription plan information in the patient profile for processing and adjudicating patient's prescriptions.
Responsible for entering all new patient prescription information into the pharmacy information system.
Addresses insurance, reimbursement, and payment issues as appropriate by communicating with insurance providers, patients, and pharmacists.
Participates in achieving business goals and metrics for the Ambulatory Pharmacy.
Retrieves and prepares the medication for pharmacist review and verification.
Submits/receives order and places inventory in stock.
Answers inbound telephone calls and triages calls as appropriate based upon the nature of the call to the appropriate staff.
Operates the point of sale system.
Assists with the review and handling of all adjudicated prescription claims to ensure appropriateness of reimbursement, copay and related financials and, if needed, as directed, follows up all such claims deemed inappropriate.
Assists Pharmacist by providing required information for therapeutic consults with patients.
Intervenes with Pharmacy Benefit Manager Companies to resolve plan and patient specific adjudication issues.
Actively participates by delivering medications and pharmaceutical supplies to patients within the hospital as outlined by the concierge prescription program.
Performs related duties as assigned.

What your background should look like

Normally requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly related and progressively responsible community pharmacy experience. Pharmacy technician certification with a national technical certification organization, such as Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) required within 6 months of hire.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to resolve patient issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
Familiarity with pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions
Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
Good analytical skills
Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day.

In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness.

This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.

To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

Schedule

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies:
Value Apothecaries Inc

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qual