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Pharmacy Technician Retail

Employer
Inova Health System
Location
Falls Church, VA
Closing date
Dec 6, 2021
Job DescriptionAs a Retail Pharmacy Technician, you will receive and fill prescription requests for patients that come from physicians, nurses or directly from the patients. To help achieve our mission, you will greet customers and take prescription requests. Filing prescriptions, assisting with counting pills, or measuring liquids, and labeling prescription bottles is of vital importance. Your ability to enter customer information into PEA systems, print labels and include appropriate prescription information to ensure customers understand the dosage, side effects and potential hazards of prescriptions is required. Answering phones, receiving payment from customers and maintaining inventory is expected.Job ResponsibilitiesAssists the Pharmacist in reviewing, processing, preparing, filling, labeling and dispensing medications and supplies.Arranges work activities so that the pharmaceutical needs of patients are met.Cleans equipment and maintains all required temperature logs according to system policies and procedures.Checks medication and administration supply inventory for out of date products, removes products from inventory and works with the appropriate resource to record out of date products in the Expiring Medication log book.Performs computer entry of prescription information including, but not limited to, patient/prescriber search, drug selection, prescription interpretation/entry, insurance billing and basic problem resolution.Takes ownership for counting, pouring ,measuring and weighing tablets and medications.Prepares medications for clients through mixing medications, counting pills and labeling bottles.Selects the proper prescription containers.Prepares insurance claims forms.Maintains patient profiles. Inventories and stocks medications including over the counter medications and supplies.Complies cash register transactions.Answers phones and ensures the privacy of patient information by following HIPAA guidelines and laws.Additional RequirementsHigh School or GEDAt least one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician filling prescriptions.Certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, Registered by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.State of Virginia Pharmacy Technician license or a Pharmacy Intern license.Communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, prospective acquisitions, external clients). Customer service to internal and external customers including meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Databases (ex: MS Access).PRN Schedule About UsInova is Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare - every time, every touch - to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve. Inova's 18,000 team members serve more than 2 million individuals annually through an integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services and destination institutes.Safety Always: Learn how we keep our team members and patients Safe@Inova.

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