Pharmacy Tech II - Outpatient

General Statement of Job

This position assists the Pharmacist in accurately dispensing medications and medical supplies to patients, clinics, and various institutions. Employees in this position are responsible for maintaining accurate information on patient profiles, processing billing, maintaining inventory, and maintaining complete files. This position requires public contact and the ability to work well with the public and health professionals.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Assists the Pharmacist in accurately dispensing medications and medical supplies to patients, clinics, and various institutions. Enters and maintains information in the computer for the purpose of maintaining accurate data on patient profiles.

• Assist with workflow telephone calls and directs messages accordingly.

• Fills prescriptions for patients in an accurate and efficient manner. Assists patients and medical staff at the pharmacy dispensing station.

• Maintains inventory of stock and completes purchase orders for new/replacement stock. Processes billing and re-submits any claims found unauthorized. Assists the pharmacist with inventory management initiatives/projects.

• Responds to concerns and inquiries by patients, clinics, and doctors; provides responses commensurate with the authority of the Pharmacy Technician position.

• Pharmacy Technician Page 2 of 8 Responsible for the upkeep of pharmacy facility, including but not limited to housekeeping activities and responsibilities.

• Communicates with patients to obtain information for the purpose of updating profile records. Processes all required forms for dispensing, as required for various District's, Pfizer's and DOH's programs.

• Completes and processes requisition orders for the clinic, District facilities, and other institutions. Maintains emergency response kits for clinics. Returns overstock and expired medications with the appropriate/required documentation. Responsible for the timely processing, ordering, and accuracy of Pfizer's Sharing to Caring program vouchers and related documentation.

• Maintains all files within the pharmacy; assists in annual inventory and routine pharmacy inventory management. Verifies eligibility of patients. Travels to other pharmacy locations and emergency established sites to perform certified pharmacy technician's duties.

Emergency duty may be required of the incumbent that includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters or to perform other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to threats or disasters, manmade or natural.

Additional Duties:

This job description reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a complete description of all the work requirements and expectations that may be inherent in the position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position. Management of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County reserves the right to assign duties not listed herein as necessary to accomplish the goals of the organization.

The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is an independent special taxing district that has served as a healthcare safety net for more than 36 years to fill in gaps in access to healthcare services. This unique healthcare system covers the entire county and provides a wide range of services such as nine community health centers (Federally Qualified Health Centers) which serve everyone regardless of ability to pay; school health teams in 172 public schools; a lifesaving Trauma Hawk aeromedical helicopter program; a rural, public teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center; an award-winning skilled nursing center; a ground ambulance program for Health Care District patients needing a higher level of care and the county's Trauma Agency, which ensures quality outcomes within the county's trauma system and leads initiatives to prevent traumatic injury.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, military or veteran status, age, sex, pregnancy status, genetic information, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation or identification status, or any other legally recognized category protected by jurisdictional, state or federal law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

We are also committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive work environment for all employees. As such, we are a Drug-Free Workplace.

The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is an E-Verify participating employer and will use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

This role may require Agency of Health Care Administration (AHCA) background screening and clearance. As required under House Bill 531, applicants may review AHCA's education and awareness information at the following link: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Position Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma or GED required.

Experience:

Six (6) months experience preferred. Must possess knowledge of commonly used medical and pharmacy symbols and abbreviations, as well as some general understanding about laws and regulations affecting the pharmacy profession.

Certification:

N/A

Licensure:

Current, Valid State of Florida Pharmacy Technician license required

Registrations:

N/A

Training:

N/A